New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The Delhi High Court has ordered the premature release of Asif, also known as Naeem, a life convict currently lodged in a prison in Bangladesh. Asif, a Bangladeshi national, was repatriated to Bangladesh in 2021.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment in January 2010 for a murder committed during a dacoity. The conviction stemmed from a case registered in 2004 at Mansarovar Park.

The High Court has directed that the concerned jail authority in Bangladesh, through official channels, ensure compliance without avoidable delay.

His request for premature release was rejected by the Delhi government in July 2025. Thereafter, a petition was moved before the Delhi High Court. He was in custody for more than 21 years.

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