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Swathi Vadlamudi

Hopes dashed for life convicts in Telangana prisons awaiting amnesty on Republic Day

Salman Qureshi was about seven years old when his father Mohammed Shahabuddin Qureshi was hauled by the police on the charges of killing his wife. Eventually in 2008, the father was convicted and sentenced to life. Mr. Salman was produced as a witness to testify against his father, and he did. He is now 23 years old and married. Mr. Salman wants his father back with him.

“My father has been in the prison for the past 15 years, save a few months when he was out on parole,” he shares. Due to the absence of parents, he had to stay with grandparents, and could not complete schooling.

Life convict Mohammed Shahabuddin Qureshi with his son Salman Qureshi near the Chanchalguda prison. (Source: By Arrangement)
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