Sharma, whose term was scheduled to get over on May 6, 2023, was released on Monday evening


The Home Department of the Delhi government has ordered the release of 19 convicts, including Siddhartha Vashishtha also known as Manu Sharma, who was serving a life sentence in the 1999 Jessica Lal murder case, on the recommendation of the Sentence Reviewing Board (SRB).

According to Sandeep Goel, the Director General of Tihar Prison where he was lodged, Sharma was released on Monday evening. His term was scheduled to get over on May 6, 2023.