Extradited don Abu Salem has confessed that he delivered arms and ammunition to Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt at the latter's residence before the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts that killed nearly 300 people.

Abu Salem's confession to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was made public Wednesday after the designated TADA court here opened a sealed envelope containing his statements.

Abu Salem, accused of masterminding the Mumbai blasts that until then was the worst urban terror attack, told the investigative agency that he had delivered three AK-56 rifles and some cartages to Dutt.

Dutt who was present in the TADA - Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act - court is one of 123 people accused in the blasts case that shook the country's financial capital.

According to the confessional document, Abu Salem carried the weapons in a white car, provided by his accomplice Riyaz Siddiqui, to Dutt's residence.

Salem's lawyer Ashok Sarogi, however, said that his client had no idea that he was transporting weapons to Dutt. Salem was apparently told that he was carrying a consignment of silver.

"All the confessional statements from Abu Salem has been taken by force," Sarogi told mediapersons outside the TADA court. The copies of the confession will be furnished to defence counsel.

Abu Salem, a former aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim who allegedly now lives in Pakistan, was extradited to India Nov 11 from Portugal along with his companion and former Bollywood actress Monica Bedi.