Sanjay Dutt, who was convicted for possession of arms in association with the 1993 Mumbai attacks and is currently lodged in the Yerawada central jail in Pune, is set to be free by the end of February.
While his lawyer, Hitesh Jain, maintained that the actor will walk free on February 27, Maharashtra’s Minister of State for Home Ranjit Patil said, “No decision has been taken in the matter so far,” as per media reports.
Rumor has it that earlier, the actor was supposed to be freed in March.
“It is wrong to say his jail term has been reduced. Sanjay Dutt is coming out after completing his sentence and his release term has not been reduced or increased. His release date was set as February 27 before itself,” Dutt’s lawyer told IANS.
Dutt was found guilty in 2007 of acquiring illegal weapons from people who were involved in the deadly 1993 Mumbai attacks that took lives of 257 people. He was sentenced for six years in jail, out of which he served 18 months and was granted bail, fighting the case until he was sent back in May 2013. Since then, he has been serving the remaining 42 months of his five-year prison and the sentence period ends in November this year.
However, considering the remission of seven days per month that he’s been entitled to release on grounds of good behavior and his term will end in February, it has been reported.