Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh was released at 3 am today following a tweak in the jail rules of the state. Posters have come up at his hometown in Bihar welcoming him and describing him as the "Lion of Bihar". In 1994, the then district magistrate of Gopalganj G Krishnaiah was killed by a mob that was protesting over the murder of another gangster-politician belonging to Anand Mohan Singh's party. They were allegedly egged on by Mr Singh.