Mysuru: Mysuru Central Jail this morning released 10 inmates (technically 9 as one inmate has completed his jail term) convicted in petty crimes (that attracted simple imprisonment) as part of the amnesty scheme offered by the Centre on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. The 10 inmates were among the 45 inmates who were released from various prisons across the State, according to officials.
Prison officials said that among those to be released have served almost two-third of their jail sentence and were convicted for crime which exclude murder, rape, kidnap and other serious offences including dowry death, human trafficking and those who have been convicted under POCSO Act.
