Manu Sharma, convicted for his role in the murder of model Jessica Lall, voluntarily returned to the Tihar jail here on Tuesday following the raging controversy over the state government's decision to grant him parole for two months.

"He surrendered voluntarily before the Tihar Jail administration just before noon today (Tuesday)," a jail official said.

"However, the decision on cancelling his parole has not been taken yet," he added.