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In January this year, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party JD(U) held a Rajput conference in Patna where he was greeted with free Anand Mohan Mohan chants from the supporters of the jailed gangster-politician..
In three months, Anand Mohan is out of jail, permanently.. 'Bahubali' Anand Mohan has been released from jail in Bihar..
He got the news as he was attending his son's engagement ceremony in Patna on Monday.. Anand Mohan's release comes after the Nitish Kumar government had on April 10 tweaked the Prison Manual, 2012, making changes to rule 481 to facilitate his release...
After his conviction, Anand Mohan couldnt contest polls but, despite being in prison, he wielded his prowess and helped his wife, Lovely Anand, in standing as a Congress candidate in the 2010 Bihar election and as a Samajwadi Party nominee in the 2014 general elections...
Top political leaders and ministers, including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and JDU chief Lalan Singh were present at the engagement ceremony of Anand Mohan's son on April 24...
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