Sanjay Dutt released

Sanjay Dutt was released from Pune’s Yerwada Jail on Thursday morning after completing his prison term following his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

From May 2013, 56-year-old Sanjay Dutt had been in jail – as prisoner number 16656 – to complete 42 months out of a total of five years of imprisonment that was awarded to him by a special court, and subsequently confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2013. In 2007-08, Dutt had served 18 months in jail.

On his release, Sanjay Dutt told reporters at Pune airport that it was ‘not an easy walk to freedom’.

“There is no easy walk to freedom, my friends,” according to news agency ANI.

He further thanked his fans for their love and support.