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Good conduct earns freedom for 24 life convicts across Karnataka

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Chetan B.C.
Good conduct earns freedom for 24 life convicts across Karnataka
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Twenty-four life convicts were released from various prisons across Karnataka due to good conduct and sentence remission. The former inmates expressed a desire to reintegrate into society, support their families, and pursue new livelihoods like baking and agriculture.

“I married my girlfriend while I was out on parole. During that period, we had a child, who is now seven years old. The pain of being separated from my family transformed me into the person I am today. What I did in a moment of anger cost me 15 years of my life. Now it is time to start afresh and rebuild my family,” said Manikanta, a life convict in a murder case, who was released on Saturday after his sentence was remitted on the basis of good conduct.

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