According to their counsel Vishram Prajapat, the parole was approved following a January 7 order by the Rajasthan High Court (Representative Image)
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Moneycontrol23-01-2026, 20:23

Life Convicts Priya Seth, Hanuman Prasad Granted Parole for Jailhouse Wedding

  • Priya Seth (34) and Hanuman Prasad (29), both serving life sentences for murder, fell in love in an open jail in Sanganer, Rajasthan.
  • Seth was convicted in the 2018 Jaipur murder of Dushyant Sharma, whose body was found in a suitcase after she met him on a dating app.
  • Prasad was convicted in a 2017 Alwar murder case, conspiring with a woman to kill her husband, three sons, and a nephew.
  • The Rajasthan High Court ordered the parole committee to decide on their applications, leading to their release for marriage on January 23.
  • The victim's family in the Dushyant Sharma case plans to challenge the parole order, citing lack of prior information.

Why It Matters: Two life convicts in Rajasthan, convicted of separate murders, were granted parole to marry after falling in love in prison.

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