While his return is being touted as a curious case for the politics of the Kosi region, the extent of Anand Mohan's political clout remains to be seen. The Indian Express visited Panchgachhia on the day of his release from jail, nearly 15 years after he was convicted for the 1994 lynching of IAS officer G Krishnaiah
Ahead of the imminent release of former MP Anand Mohan, who has served 14 years’ life sentence in connection with the murder of G Krishnaiah in 1994 in Bihar, The Indian Express goes back to 1994 to trace the events that led to the lynching of the District Magistrate of Gopalganj
Anand Mohan Singh said both his family and Krishnaiah's suffered because of the 1994 incident. His son Chetan has said he wants to meet Krishnaiah's wife.
Anand Mohan Singh, a famous gangster-turned-politician, has been released from Bihar s Saharsa jail where he was serving a life term for murdering IAS officer G Krishnaiah in 1994. His release comes as the Nitish Kumar-led government introduced a change in the prison manual, dropping the provision that barred anyone accused of the murder of a public servant on duty from premature release