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Sanjay Dutt: India Bollywood actor returns to jail | Sanjay Dutt: India Bollywood actor returns to jail |
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Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has returned to jail to serve his sentence for firearms offences linked to 1993 blasts which killed 257 people in Mumbai. | Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has returned to jail to serve his sentence for firearms offences linked to 1993 blasts which killed 257 people in Mumbai. |
The actor gave himself up at a court in the western Indian city. | The actor gave himself up at a court in the western Indian city. |
Dutt has already served 18 months of a five-year term for illegally possessing a rifle and pistol which he bought from the bombers before the attacks. | |
He had sought to delay his return to prison to finish a number of films, but the court rejected his appeal. | He had sought to delay his return to prison to finish a number of films, but the court rejected his appeal. |
Dutt was convicted in 2006 of buying arms from the bombers but cleared of conspiracy. The attacks left 713 others injured. | Dutt was convicted in 2006 of buying arms from the bombers but cleared of conspiracy. The attacks left 713 others injured. |
There was tight security outside the actor's house from early on Thursday morning as scores of reporters and television cameramen gathered. | There was tight security outside the actor's house from early on Thursday morning as scores of reporters and television cameramen gathered. |
Accompanied by his family and friends, the 53-year-old actor travelled in a convoy of cars to the court. | Accompanied by his family and friends, the 53-year-old actor travelled in a convoy of cars to the court. |
For 20 minutes, he was unable to leave the car because of the media mob which police struggled to keep in check. | For 20 minutes, he was unable to leave the car because of the media mob which police struggled to keep in check. |
Accompanied by his sister and wife, he went inside the court from where he will be transferred to jail. | Accompanied by his sister and wife, he went inside the court from where he will be transferred to jail. |
Several Bollywood personalities visited Dutt's home in the posh Bandra suburb of Mumbai before he went back into custody. | Several Bollywood personalities visited Dutt's home in the posh Bandra suburb of Mumbai before he went back into custody. |
The son of a Hindu father and a Muslim mother, Dutt said the weapons were necessary in order to defend his family during the Hindu-Muslim rioting of 1993 which followed the destruction by Hindu zealots of the Babri mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya. | The son of a Hindu father and a Muslim mother, Dutt said the weapons were necessary in order to defend his family during the Hindu-Muslim rioting of 1993 which followed the destruction by Hindu zealots of the Babri mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya. |
Dutt, one of Bollywood's most bankable stars, is hugely popular for his role as a loveable gangster in the Munnabhai movies. He has also dabbled in politics. | Dutt, one of Bollywood's most bankable stars, is hugely popular for his role as a loveable gangster in the Munnabhai movies. He has also dabbled in politics. |
In 2006, a special anti-terror court convicted 100 people for the blasts. Twelve were given the death penalty and 20 others sentenced to life imprisonment. | In 2006, a special anti-terror court convicted 100 people for the blasts. Twelve were given the death penalty and 20 others sentenced to life imprisonment. |
Dutt, the most high-profile among the convicts, was originally charged with five offences, including criminal conspiracy and possession of illegal weapons. | Dutt, the most high-profile among the convicts, was originally charged with five offences, including criminal conspiracy and possession of illegal weapons. |
In March 2013, India's Supreme Court upheld his conviction, but reduced his sentence from the earlier six years to five years. | In March 2013, India's Supreme Court upheld his conviction, but reduced his sentence from the earlier six years to five years. |
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