A 40-year-old man, who spent five years in jail after being charged with culpable homicide of his wife, is now a happy man as he has been able to start a new life by setting up a salon in Sangli district with the help of the Maharashtra prison department and social organisations.

A programme to announce the formal opening of Santosh Atkar's salon was held on Tuesday at the state prison department's office in Pune, where Additional Director General (prisons) Atulchandra Kulkarni was present.