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Satyam Babu released from jail
After more than eight years of incarceration, Pidathala Satyam Babu, who was acquitted by Hyderabad High Court in Ayesha Meera murder case, was released on Sunday. He walked free from Rajamahendravaram central prison as his old mother waited with tears in her eyes.
- Says he will not seek assistance from government, but hopes it will extend help itself
- Expresses hope justice will be done to parents of Ayesha Meera as happened in his case
- Dalit and rights organisations demand compensation, job to Satyam Babu
Rajamahendravaram: After more than eight years of incarceration, Pidathala Satyam Babu, who was acquitted by Hyderabad High Court in Ayesha Meera murder case, was released on Sunday. He walked free from Rajamahendravaram central prison as his old mother waited with tears in her eyes.
“I have spent eight-and-a-half years in the prison for the crime which I did not commit and I have been released due to the grace of god,” he said to the media waiting outside the prison. He embraced his mother immediately after coming out of the prison. Dalit leaders, advocates and others welcomed him at the prison. The release papers arrived at 8.10 am on Sunday and Satyam Babu was let out at 10.15 am.
Speaking to media, Satyam Babu said that he had gone through many hardships for the last many years and added that his first priority would be the marriage of his sister. He said he can never forget the unconditional love extended by his mother. Stating that he was framed by the government and the police, he made it clear that he would not demand any assistance from the government, but expressed hope that the government would provide succour to him. He said several people had been imprisoned for the crimes they did not commit. He said he had completed graduation in the prison through distance education and had worked in the steel plant in the jail. He expressed hope that the family of Ayesha Meera would get justice as he got now.
Amalapuram former MP G V Harsha Kumar, who came to the Central prison to extend solidarity to Satyam Babu, demanded that the government give Rs 50 lakh compensation to him. He also demanded a house and a government job for him. The former MP said people’s organisations would mount pressure on the government if the government failed to help Satyam Babu.
AP Civil Liberties Association president Muppalla Subba Rao demanded stern action against the investigating officers who failed to take basic precautions in Ayesha Meera case and asked the government to provide assistance, including job, to Satyam Babu who spent eight-and-a-half-years in prison. The rights activist also demanded CBI inquiry to find out the real culprits in Ayesha Meera case and urged the government not to go for an appeal in this case.
