UP prison receives fake president's order to release murder accused; FIR lodged

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Saharanpur: An FIR has been registered at the Janakpuri police station here after the Saharanpur district jail received a forged order, purportedly issued in the name of the president of India, to release a murder accused, officials said on Sunday.

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Senior jail superintendent Satyaprakash initiated a probe into the matter, which confirmed that the order was fraudulent.

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The fake order was issued for the release of an inmate named Ajay, who is facing trial in a murder case, he said.