DG Vanzara, one of Gujarat's most controversial police officers, was given a hero's welcome as he left the Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad, by crowds of supporters who raised slogans in his praise and jostled to get a photograph of him on their mobile phones.  

Vanzara travelled the short distance to where he is holding a press conference in an open jeep. He stood in it and waved like the winning candidate in an election, many garlands around his neck and flower petals showered upon him.