Released during pandemic, UP prisoners asked to return to jail

In a decision to not further extend the parole of convicted prisoners in the state, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has issued an order to the prison department to ensure that all convicts return to jail. It may be recalled that in May this year, the state government had released 2,256 convicts on the directives of the Supreme Court.

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