Sanjay Dutt has a guilty mind: CBI

Sanjay Dutt has a guilty mind: CBI
Wednesday, October 10, 2001 12:54 IST
By Santa Banta News Network

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed that Bollywood actor and Bombay blast accused Sanjay Dutt was feeling "guilty" as he was keen on receiving terrorist weapons, which formed part of the consignment smuggled from Pakistan to blow up prime targets in Mumbai in 1993.Concluding his arguments at the end of the trial, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said evidence showed that Dutt had a "guilty" mind, which was amply reflected in his anxiousness to receive weapons from co-accused at his Pali Hill bungalow, prior to the serial explosions.

When film producer Samir Hingora and other accused went to Dutt`s bungalow with the weapons, the actor inquired why they had arrived late. He had also ordered his security guards to leave the compound of the bungalow before he accepted three AK-56 rifles, a 9 mm pistol, hand grenades and cartridges."This indicates guilty mind and throws light on his complicity in the case," Nikam told the court. He relied on the confession made by Samir Hingora and other accused to harp on the complicity of Dutt in the alleged crime.

The CBI lawyer told the court that the agency had seized a spring and rod, which were remains of the AK-56 rifle destroyed by accused Yusuf Nulwala at Dutt`s instance. He said experts had also opined that these parts can be easily fitted to any standard AK-56 rifle. This itself was corroborative evidence, he added.Besides, Dutt, he said, had made several calls to Anees Ibrahim in Dubai. However, he admitted that prosecution could not produce evidence to show that the telephone number was registered in Ibrahim's name.

The authorities in Dubai had been approached but no information was forthcoming, Nikam told designated judge P D Kode.Dutt was not present as he is away in Los Angeles shooting for a film. Lawyers Satish Maneshinde and Farhana Shah represented him.