Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra, who is in jail in Saradha scam case, was released from prison early this morning.

Mitra was released from Alipore jail at around 6.45 AM and taken to a hotel in the southern part of the city within the Bhowanipore police station jurisdiction as per the conditions set by the court for granting him bail after over 21 months in prison.