While hearing Abu Salem’s plea, the Bombay High Court made a prima facie observation in July 2025 that he had not completed 25 years of incarceration to qualify for remission of his sentence.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the prosecuting agency in the case, sought to intervene and said Salem’s release on parole could lead to a law-and-order situation.
Special Judge V D Kedar said that the previous judge had already allowed the use of the confessions against the second set of accused and change in the judge alone does not amount to change in circumstances or law.
Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan, along with many other stars like Dilip Kumar, Raj Babbar, Mithun Chakraborty were in Dubai when the '93 Mumbai blasts happened.
Fastest Developing Cities in the World 2024: Bengaluru in India leading the Savills Growth Index, followed by Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, based on their economy, population and wealth.
The Maharashtra Witness Protection and Security Act, 2017, provides measures to ensure safety of witnesses and their relatives in serious criminal cases.
Pune, Feb 25 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was released on Thursday morning after spending 42 months in Pune’s Yerwada Jail in connection with the arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts. The 56-year-old, Dutt, walked out of jail around eight months ahead of the completion of his term after a reprieve was granted to him on grounds of his good behaviour. As a semi-skilled worker, Dutt earned Rs 38,000 during his five-year prison term, Dutt was seen with wife Manyata at the Pune Airport after release from the Jail.
Iran mission uses donations to buy 40 tonnes of medicine, unable to send them home
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A 40-tonne shipment of medicines bought by the Iranian embassy in India is stranded in New Delhi due to a damaged aircraft. The embassy is seeking alternative ways to deliver the urgently needed medicines, as pharmaceutical companies in Iran are under attack.
