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Bollywood star back in jail
22/10/2007 16:33 - (SA)
Mumbai - Bollywood bad boy, Sanjay Dutt, was back behind bars on Monday for possessing illegal weapons linked to the 1993 Mumbai bombings after a short reprieve from jail, the chief prosecutor said.
The burly actor was sentenced July 31 to six years in prison for having illegal weapons received from the plotters of the bombings, which killed 257 people and wounded 800.
But due to a technicality - that Dutt had not seen a copy of the 4 340-page judgement against him - he has been out on bail since August.
The Supreme Court ordered Dutt turn himself in when his lawyers received the judgement.
"Sanjay today surrendered in court after receiving the court copy. He is likely to go back to Yerawada jail on Tuesday," chief prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said.
Maintained innocence
Dutt's lawyers said they will launch an appeal after reviewing the court's decision.
The popular star has maintained his innocence, saying he purchased a Kalashnikov assault rifle to protect his family from sectarian violence.
During his temporary reprieve, Dutt was busy completing his movie contracts, with six films in production and some 750 million rupees ($18.4m) of Bollywood money riding on him.
The son of a politically prominent Hindu father and a Muslim mother honoured for her acting, Dutt's turbulent off-screen life has also been wracked by drug abuse and two failed marriages.
- AFP
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