The crime-thriller genre always attracts fans on the OTT and therefore streaming platforms always bring out-of-the-box content that amazed its viewers. Similarly, the much-awaited Jehanabad - Of Love & War will be released on SonyLiv on February 3. It means fans can watch the Jehanabad - Of Love & War web series from February 3, 2023. Being a crime-thriller, Jehanabad - Of Love & War has a stellar star cast that includes Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Ritwik Bhowmik, Harshita Shekhar Gaur, Rajat Kapoor and others in pivotal roles. Rajeev Barnwal and Satyanshu Singh are the directors of the series. Jehanabad – Of Love & War. Jehanabad – Of Love & War is story from Bihar and therefore fans have been eagerly waiting for the crime thriller to be released. Interestingly, Netflix's Khakee was also a story of Bihar and it did overwhelmingly well on the OTT. Therefore, makers and actors are banking big upon Jehanabad – Of Love & War as it is also a crime-thriller that is looking promising by its trailer. Now, the question arises, whether Jehanabad – Of Love & War is a true story or Jehanabad – Of Love & War is a real story or not.
The answer is yes. Jehanabad – Of Love & War is a true story based on the historic Jehanabad Jailbreak in 2005, in which 372 convicts escaped from the prison in a well-planned operation. For the unversed, Jehanabad is a real place in Bihar and it is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state. Like the name suggest, Jehanabad – Of Love & War will not only showcase the 2005 jailbreak case, it will also show some raw romance based in Bihar. Therefore, fans can expect a full entertainment dose from the upcoming web series. Going by trailer, viewers will get to see the love story of a progressive professor and his student. Their dreams of marrying each other are caught in the massive outbreak of conflict between Naxalites and police forces. The show goes deep into the issue of torturous caste discrimination and the reactionaries planning a jailbreak for their leader. To know about the Jehanabad Jailbreak 2005 in detail, continue reading-
2005 Jehanabad Jailbreak
The 2005 Jailbreak has been termed as the biggest jail breakout incident that India ever witnessed and it happened in Bihar's district of Jehanabad. Over 500 Maoists had laid a virtual siege in the town of Jehanabad on November 13, 2005, and over 370 escaped including 130 Naxalites from prison. On 13 November 2005, CPI (Maoist) fighters stunned authorities by attacking Jehanabad in Bihar, freeing 340 plus captured naxals and taking twenty imprisoned paramilitaries, and executing their leader. They also detonated several bombs in the town. A prison guard was also reported killed during the attack. Later, multiple media reports suggested that Ajay Kanu alias Ravi was the 2005 Jehanabad Jailbreak mastermind. In 2007, an Intelligence Bureau (IB) team arrived from New Delhi on Saturday to interrogate Ajay Kanu alias Ravi, the alleged mastermind behind the Jehanabad jailbreak incident. Kanu was arrested on Friday. The team headed by an SP-rank officer visited the Bureau's office in the Danapur area and quizzed Kanu for several hours. Ajay Kanu, who is carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, fell into police net when he along with two women activists was on their way to Kolkata from Dhanbad in Jharkhand. (Then) Reports stated that he boarded the train at Gomo railway station under Dhanbad railway division and was taken into custody midway.
The arrest of Jehanabad Jailbreak mastermind Ajay Kanu was viewed as a major setback to the naxal outfit. The Intelligence Bureau was keeping a close tab on his activities. Interestingly, Earlier, the Bureau had picked up another person in mistaken identity but he was released. The Bureau, however, refused to disclose the name of the two women, who were accompanying Ajay at the time of his arrest. Notably, Ajay Kanu was wanted by police of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Orissa and the sleuths interrogating him tried to extract information about the extremist movements and other related operations. Ajay Kanu was arrested by the special task force from Tankuppa police station area under Gaya district.
Where is Ajay Kanu now?
In 2021, Ajay Kanu was shifted to Bhagalpur Jail from Patna's Beur jail. He was shifted to Bhagalpur as his every action was being monitored by the Police and jail officials. As per reports, he was uniting with other prisoners and the Police had thought he might hatch some other plan. The Jehanabad jailbreak took place on November 13 when the police and administrative staff were getting the third phase of polling done. In Jehanabad, at 9 o'clock in the night, the gate of the jail was blown up by a strong explosion. Around one thousand Naxalites armed with many deadly weapons including machine guns attacked the jail and rescued more than three hundred prisoners. Most of whom were Naxalite supporters. The incident was such that State and Central governments were shaken to their core. It was like a war cry raised by the Naxalites.