Prisoner Held Without Trial 38 Years Is Let Go
From Times Wire Reports
A 70-year-old man who spent nearly four decades in an Indian prison, without charge and seemingly forgotten, was ordered set free on bail by the country’s highest court.
Jagjivan Ram Yadav, arrested in 1968 on suspicion of killing his sister-in-law, never faced trial because authorities lost the records regarding his case.
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