Mahendra Hembram, convicted in the 1999 Graham Staines murder case, was released from Keonjhar jail after 25 years due to good conduct. Hembram and Dara Singh were accused of burning Staines and his two sons. Hembram claimed innocence upon release. Focus shifts to Dara Singh’s remission plea, with the Supreme Court directing the Odisha government to decide on it.
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