Uttar Pradesh: A shocking incident unfolded at Azamgarh's district jail in Varanasi. A man accused of killing his wife walked out of the prison on bail, and took home with him the prison chequebook, and even transferred nearly ₹ 30 lakh from the jail bank account into his own account.

According to a report by TOI, the murder accused – Ramjit Yadav – got out of jail on May 20, 2024. He, with the help of another prisoner, Shiv Shankar, also known as Gorakh and two jail officials, transferred nearly ₹ 30 lakh from the prison bank account.

How the incident came to light?

The ‘ ₹ 30 lakh’ fraud came to light after Aditya Kumar Singh – the Azamgarh jail superintendent grew suspicious following a sudden withdrawal of ₹ 2.6 lakh on September 22 this year.

The jail's bank account from

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