108-year-old Uttar Pradesh's oldest prisoner freed from jail
Uttar Pradesh's oldest prisoner, 108-year-old Chauthi Yadav, was released on Thursday after serving over 14 years in jail in a 38-year-old murder case. He was freed on the recommendation of the previous Samajwadi Party government, with the Governor Ram Naik using his constitutional powers. Yadav's release was proposed by the SP government on January 12, 2017.