Nashik, Nagpur jails goof up: Killer threatens victim's kin after jumping parole

Azam Aslam ButtHe should have been locked up for the rest of his life for murdering a man but instead hes a free man and is issuing threats to the kin of the deceased Azam Aslam Butt is on the run from jail for the third time in three years Each time he duped jail officials into granting him parole on the basis of forged documents and every time he ran But somehow the authorities never learnt their lessonAzam Butt is a hardcore criminal who has close to a dozen serious offences registered against him including forgery assault and criminal intimidation On June 21 2014 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Kashinath Gharat in 2005 Azam was supposed to return Rs 14 lakh to Kashinath but only returned Rs 10 lakh When the victim demanded the rest of the money Azam and his friends killed him in OshiwaraKashinath Gharats sister Kalpana mother Parvati and brother Vishwanath are under police protection ever since they received death threats from the accused PicsDatta KumbharFool them onceAzam was put behind bars at Nashik Road Central Prison Within three months he managed to obtain parole He submitted forged documents to show that his address was in Ambernath which is under the jurisdiction of the Shivaji Nagar police station where there were no prior records against him If the jail officials had reached out to the Oshiwara police where Azams murder case was registered the cops would have told them not to grant him bailOn September 4 2014 Azam was granted parole for 30 days along with an extension of 60 days After 90 days outside prison when he did not report back to jail he was declared absconding In this period he also issued death threats to the victims family It was only after tremendous media coverage and pressure that he surrendered to the police after 59 days on the runDespite the huge controversy over this fiasco Azam was granted parole yet again on May 31 2016 Once again despite knowing that Azam was a master forger the authorities did not bother to scrutinise the forged address proof he provided Once again he extended parole to 90 days and then spent approximately 29 days on the run before surrenderingFool them thriceAfter this Azam was shifted to Nagpur Central Jail to prevent him from manipulating the system But he managed to fool the Nagpur officials with the same trick and left the prison on parole on October 26 2017 This time he provided fake address proof that pointed the jail authorities to the Naya Nagar police station while verifying his application His relief was supposed to end on January 25 after another 90day break but on January 16 he told the authorities that he could not return due to illness The jail officials said he would have to continue treatment under their custody at a super specialty hospital in Nagpur but he never returned He has now been on the run for 10 days ndash this brings his time outside prison to a staggering 368 days since his convictionDeath threatsWhile Azam enjoys life as a free man the victims family find themselves locked in prison of fear and anger The victims brother Vishwanath Gharat recalled how the murderer threatened them the first time he got out of jail He told the family Ek baar ek khoon ke liye umar qaid ho chuki hai ab aur kya sazaa milegi Ive already been sentenced to life imprisonment for one murder what more punishment can they give meVishwanath told the police about the threat and the family was granted police protection which still continues The family is amazed that even after the death threat the authorities still let Azam walk out of prison He is a master forger and manipulator He was shifted to Nagpur jail because he had not only manipulated the personnel at Nashik jail but was also caught using mobile phones behind bars We had heard that Azam would apply for parole once again last October and we informed the Oshiwara police about this almost six months in advance But they still did not stop himVishwanath also communicated this to the Nagpur jail and Naya Nagar police station on May 18 2017 to no avail We have not celebrated any festivals since my brother was murdered in 2005 It has been almost 12 years now all I want is that Azam be punished for his sins said VishwanathOfficial speakYogesh Desai DIG Prison said The divisional commissioner of Nagpur deals with such cases But as per my knowledge parole may cannot be granted without positive police reportAnoop Kumar divisional commissioner Nagpur said My department deals with parole with utmost scrutinity We proceed with applications based on the jails recommendations Under the new parole policy prisoners dont get to be out for 90 daysShockingly the Naya Nagar police claim that they had recommended not granting parole to Azam PI Balaji Pandhre said We had reverted to the jail authorities stating that the accused should not be given relief as he may jump paroleHistorysheeterAzam Butt has dozens of cases against him registered across Mumbai and Goa including murder assault and forgery He has forgery cases registered at Nalasopara Oshiwara and Kherwadi police stations Twice he was booked by the Porvorim and Santacruz police in cheating cases which included forging three passportsRs 4 lakhAmount over which Azam killed the victim368No of days Azam has spent out of jail since the sentencing10No of days he has jumped parole this timeCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news current affairs from Mumbai local news crime news and breaking headlines hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go