The poetess was found murdered at her River Bank Colony residence in Lucknow on May 9, 2003. She was allegedly murdered at the behest of Madhumani, who was opposed to her affair with her husband.
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi, a convict serving life imprisonment in the murder of poetess Madhumita Shukla, is set to walk free. The Uttar Pradesh government issued the release order on Thursday. His wife Madhumani will also walk out of the jail as the government has also waived off her punishment. The poetess was found murdered at her River Bank Colony residence in Lucknow on May 9, 2003. Madhumita was allegedly murdered at the behest of Madhumani, who was opposed to her affair with her husband. She was found to be seven-months pregnant at the time of her death.
According to the Indian Express, Director General of UP Prisons Administration and Reform Services Satya Narain Sabat confirmed that an order has been issued to release Amarmani and Madhumani. In its order, the state government has directed Amarmani and his wife, who have been lodged in jail for over 17 years, to deposit two sureties of equal amount as per the satisfaction of the District Magistrate, and also a personal bond of the same amount.
According to the orders issued separately, in view of the punishment suffered by the couple and their good jail conduct, it has been decided to release them prematurely by waiving off the remaining sentence. If Amarmani Tripathi and Madhumani Tripathi do not want to be detained in any other case, then they have been ordered to be released from jail on furnishing two sureties and a personal bond of the same amount before the District Magistrate, Gorakhpur.
This sensational murder case was investigated by the CBI. The Special Judge/Sessions Judge of Dehradun had sentenced Gorakhpur resident Bahubali and former SP minister Amarmani Tripathi and his wife Madhumani Tripathi to life imprisonment for Madhumita’s murder. Earlier both were detained in Haridwar Jail.
Source: https://www.india.com/news/india/poetess-madhumita-murder-case-up-govt-orders-premature-release-of-amarmani-tripathi-his-wife-6257738/
