The world's oldest prisoner at 108-years was released from an Indian prison

The world's oldest known prisoner at 108-years was released from an Indian prison based on humanitarian grounds recently. Brij Bihari Pandey, a Hindu priest, had been helping a life sentence for a quadruple murder in 1987. His age was 84 at the time.

Gorakhpur prison officials said that his reoccurring health problem paved the way for his early release.

"It was very difficult to take care of a 108-year-old prisoner," said jail Superintendent SK Sharma. "So that we moved an application for his release and the court accepted it."

In 1987, Bihari and 15 others killed four people over the meeting of a rival as chief priest of a Hindu temple. His tryout lasted more than two decades. Finally, he was sentenced in 2009.

Bihari can hardly hear and speaks in monosyllables. He could neither identify his nephew's wife, Krishnawati, nor her son Avneesh. Avneesh along with two others finished the bail formalities and protected Bihari's release from jail.

Avneesh said Bihari ate rice, pulses and vegetables on Saturday. But the old man “Bihari” had refused to eat when he reached home on Friday night.

"Baba (Bihari) still believes he is in jail. At times he starts talking to the jailor and then suddenly says something to an fantasy jail doctor," said Avneesh. "His voice also has become unclear and almost out of earshot. It seems old age and a hard jail life has led to memory loss."

He said the only relieve is that at times Bihari is able to recognise his sister, Vandana. Avneesh was three at the time of Bihari and 15 others killed four people on June 15, 1987. Because he is weak and unable to walk, he was carried from the jail to a relative's car. Bihari hugged guy inmates, who placed a garland of flowers on him.

Jail officials said he obtain the garland with a broad smile and said: "God is great. Thank you."

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