Killer Azam Aslam Butt evades justice, Home Ministry cancels surety as hunt intensifies
Butt (second from left) in police custody in 2022. File pic
The Maharashtra Home Ministry's Prison Department has begun its action against serial parole jumpers who failed to return to their respective jails after completing parole. Murder convict Azam Aslam Butt, who was serving time in Nagpur Jail, has jumped parole for the fourth time and hasn't returned to jail since 2023. The Home Ministry has also cancelled Butt's surety and informed Unit 9 Crime Branch and Zone 9 DCP to arrest him immediately.
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Azam Aslam Butt, serving a life sentence at Nagpur Jail for killing property dealer Kashinath Gharat in 2005, is involved in over 13 cases including murder, extortion, assault, threatening, and cheating across various locations. mid-day reported a series of stories detailing how Butt managed to obtain parole from different jails and was even seen partying with jail cops during parole. Butt also misled the high court, claiming he was in Nagpur jail and filed a writ petition to get a three-month parole under the new parole law. According to the notice issued by the Maharashtra Home Ministry (Prison) Department.
"The accused Azam Aslam Butt was released for 28 days on April 7, 2023, and was supposed to return to jail on May 6, 2023. However, he didn't return and jumped parole. An FIR was registered against him at Kalamna police station in Nagpur under IPC section 224 on 8 May 2023. Due to his failure to return, the witness Ajijul Mustasak Shaikh Haidar, who provided surety, had to cancel the bond and submit it to the court. With this letter, we are informing Zone 9 DCP and Unit 9 Crime Branch to arrest him as soon as possible." Butt is a serial parole jumper who has jumped parole four times. During the Lok Sabha election 2024, the Maharashtra state prison began taking action against several serious offenders involved in multiple serious offences like murder.
Speaking with mid-day, Superintendent Vaibhav Aghe of Nagpur prison said, "We have issued a notice to the surety of the accused Azam Butt, who took responsibility for Butt but jumped parole and didn't return to jail. The accused Butt is absconding and is now on the wanted list. We have informed the local police in Mumbai to arrest him immediately." The head of the prison, Amitabh Gupta, stated, "Azam Butt is a serial parole jumper, and we are actively searching for him. We have informed the police to arrest him, and strict action will be taken against him once he's apprehended."
Vishwanath Gharat, brother of the deceased Kashinath Gharat, expressed, "Recently, my mother passed away at the age of 93, and our only wish is to see accused Azam Butt behind bars until he dies. He killed my brother in 2005 but managed to get bail and was later released on parole multiple times, jumping parole each time. Yet, he has been roaming freely for the past year, and Zone 9 DCP and Crime Branch have done nothing to arrest him."
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