Uttar Pradesh, Oct. 12 -- 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 Rs.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 Rs.30 lakh from the prison bank account.

All four have been taken into custody, as per the report.

The ' Rs.30 lakh' fraud came to light after Aditya Kumar Singh - the Azamgarh jail superintendent grew suspicious following a sudden...