Manu Sharma released early for Jessica Lal murder, activists protest

Sharma had received the approval of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi for his release after a recommendation of the Sentence Review Board (SRB) for the same

Manu Sharma, who was found guilty of murdering model Jessica Lal in 1999,  was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday after serving more than 16 years in prison.

Sharma was released before his prison term ended after Delhi's Lieutenant Governor and the Sentence Review Board (SRB) approved it.

"Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal had approved the name of Siddharth Vashishth also known as Manu Sharma for release from Tihar Jail, in a sentence review board meeting held on May 11," Advocate Amit Sahni told ANI.

Earlier, Delhi High Court had also asked the SRB to consider his name for release.

Sharma,