Sanjay Dutt Breaks Silence On 1993 Case, Questions 25-Year Delay In Clearing His Name From TADA And Blast Case

In a recent podcast, Sanjay Dutt opened up about the dark chapter of 1993, recalling the fear, confusion, and pressure his family faced while he served a five-year sentence under the Arms Act. He described the atmosphere as chaotic and unpredictable, a time that took a toll on everyone around him.

Sanjay Dutt said during a recent appearance on The Himanshu Mehta Show, "My father was being threatened, my sisters were being threatened. They said I had a gun, but they couldn’t prove it. So I don’t know what it was that actually put me inside there. All I can say is that it shouldn’t have taken them 25 years to realise that I was not in the TADA Act or in the bomb blast case. I don’t know why it took them 25 years to realise that and then convict me in the Arms Act case without having a gun, without finding a gun."

Dutt further talked about learning a lot of things in prson. "But I take it as a part of my life, and I take it as a learning. I learned a lot. I learned the laws of the land. I learned to be a prosecutor, andI learned to be a defence lawyer. I learned many things. I read a lot of books on law. I faced my jail time with dignity. When I was there, I read many books. I prayed a lot, I chanted, I meditated. I read the Shiv Puran, the Ganesh Puran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata. I had that time in jail to read about my religion, about all the great gods," he said.

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Sanjay Dutt was arrested in April 1993 under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and the Arms Act for allegedly possessing a rifle and ammunition connected to the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. While the case drew massive public attention, the investigation placed him at the centre of one of the country’s most high-profile trials.

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He was later acquitted of all terrorism-related charges under TADA, but the court found him guilty of illegal possession of arms. This conviction resulted in a five-year prison sentence, which he served at Yerawada Jail in Pune. Dutt completed his term and was released in 2015.