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In a heartwarming yet controversial love story from Madhya Pradesh, Assistant Jail Superintendent Firoza Khatoon has married former life convict Dharmendra Singh. The two women had first met at Satna Central Jail, where Firoza was serving her sentence and Dharmendra was sentenced to life for murder.

As they grew closer over the years, despite the walls that stood between them. On finishing his sentence, Dharmendra joined with his accomplice and decided to get married. The marriage was conducted in the interfaith mode (Firoza, Muslim, and Dharmendra, Hindu) with the help and assistance of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the Chhatrapur area.

The peculiar love story has touched upon social media, coming across in both good and bad terms. Many are celebrating their love that has overcome so many odds, and others are wondering about the ethics of one of the jail's officials marrying one of the inmates over twelve years ago when she was under his watch.

This is a rare real-life story of the magic of love gathering even in the unlikeliest places, such as behind prison walls. After many years, the couple has begun a new chapter of their relationship.