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A day after her father Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years in connection with the 1993 Mumbai Blasts case,the actor’s eldest daughter Trishala Dutt thanked all her fans for their support and said it was a tough time for her family.
Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years jail by the Supreme Court on Thursday for possession of illegal weapons in a long-running case linked to the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
Trishala,who is the daughter of Sanjay Dutt and his first wife Richa Dutt,stays in the US with her maternal grandparents.
“Thank you for all your prayers and concerns. Extremely tough time for me and my family…were all in shock be we have to be strong,” tweeted Trishala,who is known to be very close to her father.
Sanjay Dutt has three children,eldest is Trishala Dutt and twins Iqra and Shahraan from his third wife Maanyata Dutt.
24-year-old Trishala has been showered with tweets from her father’s fans and followers wishing them luck and praying for Sanjay Dutt.
Samee Gurung: @Trishala_Dutt @ : All the prayers with you and your dad. do stay strong..!lov u doll..✌
Another follower Shah Mohammad Khan (@ShahMohdKhan) wrote: @Trishala_Dutt Heart broken after the judgement of Supreme court On Sanjay Dutt..Court must forgive him by looking@ his work n contribution.
Tarun Khanna ‏@delhilad 18h: @Trishala_Dutt Hv loads of respect fr ur Dad n family n Loads of prayers fr u all at this time of life …Bless u all !!!
Sanjay Dutt,who confined himself in his 10th floor flat at ‘Imperial Heights’ in suburban Bandra with his family after the verdict,now plans to file a review petition.
“My family is very emotional right now and I have to be strong for them. I am shattered and in emotional distress. I am sorry I can’t come down and meet you all. God is great and he will guide me through this,” he said in a statement.
Sanjay Dutt was the most high-profile of 100 people involved in the Mumbai blasts trial which ended with 12 people receiving the death penalty and 20 others given life sentences.
In his statement,the actor also said that he was going to complete all his films and not let anyone down.
Sanjay Dutt is currently shooting for Policegiri and was due to reprise his role in a third Munnabhai film later this year. (With Agency Inputs)
