Murder convict's son clears IIT entrance exam by studying in jail

Peeyush Meena, son of Phoolchand, has been staying in the 8x8 feet cell of an open jail with his father for almost two years because he did not have money for the hostel fee. 

Open jail rules permit family members to stay with the convict and also go out daily to earn a living. 

"After convincing my relatives and friends for months, I could arrange Rs 1 lakh, which was not enough to cover even the coaching fees," CNN-News 18 quoted  Phoolchand, a former government teacher, as saying.

Peeyush said he used to study through the night even though lights were turned off in the cells at 11 pm. "I used to study in the dim light coming through the window. The room was so small that my father would spend time outside the cell until I completed my target for the day . He would never enter the cell before 4 am," he 

 "I never told anyone that I live in prison and that I am the son of a convict. But now, I would tell everyone that my father has done something which has no parallel. My sole aim is to give him a better life after his jail term," Peeyush said. 

Phoolchand has spent 12 years in jail and has to complete two more years of his term, the report said.