Sanjay Dutt’s request for extension of furlough denied, will return to jail today

Sanjay Dutt had put forward his application for an extension of furlough on December 27 and the actor had told media persons before he left for Pune that the application was still under process.

During his 14-day furlough, Sanjay Dutt attended the special screening of Aamir Khan’s latest release, ‘PK’, which also features Sanjay Dutt. He also celebrated New Year’s Eve with a party at his residence.

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Sanjay Dutt was earlier released on furlough in October 2013 for two weeks on health grounds, followed by a leave in December 2013 to tend to his ailing wife, Maanyata.

In Februrary 2014, the High Court pulled up the Maharashtra government for diligence in granting Sanjay Dutt’s applications for furlough, which was not common in the leave applications of other convicts.

Sanjay Dutt was convicted in 2007 for illegal possession of an AK-56 assault rifle during the 1992-1993 Mumbai communal conflagration before the March 12, 1993 serial bomb blasts in the city and sentenced to six years jail. The Supreme Court had upheld the conviction in 2013 but reduced the sentence to five years, less time already served. Dutt surrendered on May 16, 2013, and was moved to the high-security jail in Pune to serve the remainder of his 42-month sentence.

(With IANS Inputs)