PUNE:
Incarcerated Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, whose five-year sentence for
his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts was confirmed by the
Indian Supreme Court in March 2013, will be freed from prison by March
7, 2016, official sources said here on December 8.
The sources indicated that barring last-minute glitches, Dutt would
be released by March 7 after completing the remaining 42-month period of
his sentence.
Dutt was acquitted of terror charges under the TADA, but found guilty
of possessing illegal arms, acquired ostensibly to protect his family
during the communal conflagration that engulfed Mumbai after the
demolition of the Babri Mosque on December 6, 1992.
Following the Indian apex court orders, his bail was cancelled and he
was ordered to surrender within four weeks, which he complied with on
May 16, 2013 and was lodged in Arthur Road Central Jail.
A week later, he was shifted to the Yeravada Central Jail, Pune,
where he has been lodged since then and has earned the reputation of
being a well-behaved inmate.
Of the five-year sentence, the actor had already served 18 months as
an under trial and was required to undergo another 42 months, which is
now on the verge of completing.
In between serving time, Dutt was granted either parole or furlough
on various grounds, attracting a lot of criticism from various quarters,
while some prominent personalities demanded his release from jail.
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