Gangster serving life term for murder ‘initiated into Juna Akhara as a monk’

Prakash Pandey, an underworld don serving a life sentence, was initiated into monkhood in Almora jail and renamed ‘Prakasha Nand Giri’. The ceremony by Juna Akhara seers raises questions about its approval. Jail officials deny involvement while an internal probe seeks to clarify the incident. Pandey’s spiritual transformation continues to draw attention.