actor and host of India's version of the Big Brother
reality-television franchise, Sanjay Dutt, to five years in jail for
the illegal possession of firearms in a case connected to a series of
bomb blasts that ripped through Mumbai and were one of the deadliest
terror attacks in the country.
Mr. Dutt was sentenced to six years in prison in 2007 for illegal
possession of weapons that were supplied to him by men subsequently
convicted in the bombing. That court cleared Mr. Dutt of involvement
with the bombing plot. He has denied involvement with the attacks and
said he asked for the guns to protect his family.
He appealed the decision at the Supreme Court and was let out on bail
in 2007. He has remained at liberty since then until today. The court
reduced his sentence to five years but said the circumstances and
nature of offense was so serious that Mr. Dutt cannot be released on
probation. Mr. Dutt, 53 years old, already has spent a cumulative 18
months in jail on related charges.
Mr. Dutt will have to surrender within four weeks to serve the
sentence, the court said.
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