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Jailed Bollywood actor released early
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BOLLYWOOD actor Sanjay Dutt was released from prison yesterday morning after serving almost four years of a five-year sentence for possessing weapons supplied by gangsters behind deadly bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993.
The disgraced star touched the ground with his hand and saluted at the prison as he walked free in the western city of Pune, after authorities decided to release him ahead of schedule for good behaviour.
Speaking to a huge crowd of media gathered outside his home in Mumbai, the 56-year-old said: “To be fully free is the most amazing feeling.”
Dutt was originally sentenced to a six-year term after being convicted in 2006 of possessing guns supplied by mafia bosses who orchestrated the series of bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people. He spent 18 months in prison before being released on bail in 2007, pending an appeal.
In March 2013, the Supreme Court upheld his conviction but cut his prison term from six years to five, and the star was sent back to jail to serve the remaining three-and-a half years of his sentence.
Fans, friends and family flocked to his house in Mumbai to celebrate, banging drums in the street and throwing garlands around his neck.
“This is his butterfly moment!” tweeted Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
Activists have fiercely opposed Dutt’s release eight months ahead of schedule, claiming he was being given special treatment because of his celebrity status.
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