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Sanjay Dutt walks out of Yerwada jail

| | Feb 25, 2016, at 02:48 pm
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS): Serving 42 months in prison,Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was jailed in an illegal arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, walked out of the Yerwada jail in Pune on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters, Sanjay Dutt said: "There is no easy walk to freedom, my friends."

"I am thanking all for their support," Dutt, who was accompanied by his wife Maanayata Dutt, said.

He left for Mumbai on a chartered plane and might visit Siddhivinayak temple to offer his prayers, reports said.

Walking out of the prison, Dutt saluted the jail.

He walked free from the jail few days ahead of his actual release date.

His reprieve is said to be on grounds of good behaviour.

Sanjay Dutt was found guilty in 2013 of acquiring illegal weapons from those involved in the 1993 attacks in Mumbai in which 257 people were killed.

He was sentenced to six years in jail in 2007; he served 18 months but then was out on bail, fighting the conviction until a court in March 2013 ordered him back to jail in Pune.

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