A total of 12 convicts, who have been serving life sentence for more than 26 years in various prisons across Tamil Nadu, were released on the recommendations of retired High Court judge Justice N. Authinathan.
While six were released from Coimbatore Central Prison, four were released from Cuddalore Central Prison and one each from Vellore Central Prison and Puzhal prison, an official release said.
The release was in line with the announcement made by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in the floor of the Assembly that sentence of life convicts would be commuted based on their good behaviour and on humanitarian grounds to mark the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai.
