The 86-year-old senior politician was out on parole on medical grounds and admitted to a hospital in Gurugram when prison officers wrote to him on June 22, saying his sentencing was over.
Om Prakash Chautala, former Haryana Chief Minister and President of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) was released from Delhi’s Tihar Jail on Friday where he was serving a 10-year term following conviction in a corruption case.
Former chief minister of Haryana, Om Prakash Chautala arrives at his residence in Gurugram after being released from Delhi's Tihar Jail pic.twitter.com/otEY6smsRI
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The 86-year-old senior politician was out on parole on medical grounds and admitted to a hospital in Gurugram when prison officers wrote to him on June 22, saying his sentencing was over. Sentenced in 2013, Chautala completed his prison term two months ahead of schedule on account of a special remission granted to around 20 convicts who had less than six months of their terms remaining, NDTV reported.
On Friday morning, he reached the Tihar jail complex to surrender and completed the release formalities. A prison spokesperson confirmed Chautala has been released.
“He came at 2 in the morning, to the jail where he was lodged before parole. He completed the paperwork related to his sentencing and has now been released.” the spokesperson told Hindustan Times.
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Om Prakash Chautala, his son Ajay, and 53 others were convicted by a Delhi court for illegally recruiting 3,206 basic teachers in Haryana in 1999-2000 when the former was the chief minister. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe was ordered by the Supreme Court on a petition by IAS officer Sanjeev Kumar, who accused the leader of taking bribes to recruit teachers and said he was forced to change the original list of selected candidates.
Although the INLD doesn’t have any MLAs in the current Assembly, with Om Prakash Chautala’s return, the party expects a change in its fortunes.
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