Indian court delays Sanjay Dutt's bail plea
AFP, New Delhi
A bail plea by Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt who is serving six years for an arms conviction will be heard in the Supreme Court on August 20, the Press Trust of India said yesterday. An anti-terror court last month sentenced the burly actor to "rigorous imprisonment" for possessing illegal weapons received from plotters of the Mumbai blasts, which killed 257 people and injured 800 more. Dutt's lawyers had announced that the appeal would be heard Friday. The 48-year-old action hero was convicted for possessing several guns last year but was cleared of the more serious charge of conspiracy. Dutt said he bought the guns to protect his family from Hindu zealots.
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