Sanjay Dutt and the 93 Blasts Case ... Verdict Delivered !
I enjoy Sanjay Dutt's movies ... right from Rocky to Lage Raho...
I do not know if he is a terrorist in real life too.
The evidence says that he possesed an AK 56 and also a couple of grenades. He is also charged with destruction of evidence. The offence is chargable with 5 yrs in RI.
Now fortunately / unfortunately it is for the courts to decide if he is guilty or not....
for his multitude of fans (im not among them) ... he is not.
for a multitude of right wingers (im not among them either) ... he should have hanged without a trial.
In my mind he is guilty.
As a public figure he should have acted more responsibly. The automatic rifle of his choice is a bloody 7.62 mm rifle that fires 725 rounds a minute and is widely regarded as one of the deadliest in the world.
Legally, in India, you can posses a .32 caliber (almost the same size as a 7.62) single barrel, hand gun / pistol with a magzine capacity of not more than 7 rounds. Also it cant be automatic.
So why on earth would Sanjay Dutt require an AK56 to "protect my family during the mumbai riots"?
Given the fact that his father was the mayor of mumbai at one time and is widely respected accross all sections of society ... there was not a Dog in Mumbai that would have come and harmed the Dutt family !
So why Mr. Sanjay Dutt , please explain why !!!
So should he go to prison ... YES Bloody hell ... he should !!
The reason for this blog is the fact that this case is out of the media spotlight. At the time of writing, there were 20 other accused left with 89 convictions and 22 aquitals.
27/11/2006:
From
NDTV
In other developments in the case, Mansoor Ahmed has been convicted of carrying arms out of the actor's house.
Customs superintendent Mohammad Sayyed and assistant customs collector R K Singh have been held guilty.
Ajay Marwah, a friend of Dutt has been acquitted in the case. He was accused of destroying the AK-56 rifle, reportedly delivered to Dutt on his orders.
He might actually get away !!??!!
Updated 28/11/2006
Sanjay Dutt convicted under the Arms Act for
Possession of arms and ammunition under section 3,7 and 25 !!!!!!
He walks on all charges under TADA though !!!
So basically in the words of the judge .... "During my reasoning, I have not found him (Sanjay) to be a terrorist,"
and another Gem ...
"Considering matters in his confession and also taking into account certain admissions from other evidence, I accept the stand of Sanjay of acquiring and possessing weapons for self defence."
So basically what the Honourable Judge is saying that if you have the means and willingness to buy a automatic assult rifle and 250 rounds for it ... you can pick the excuse of the next riot in town to do so !!!!
Long live the Indian Judiciary !!!!
I do not know if he is a terrorist in real life too.
The evidence says that he possesed an AK 56 and also a couple of grenades. He is also charged with destruction of evidence. The offence is chargable with 5 yrs in RI.
Now fortunately / unfortunately it is for the courts to decide if he is guilty or not....
for his multitude of fans (im not among them) ... he is not.
for a multitude of right wingers (im not among them either) ... he should have hanged without a trial.
In my mind he is guilty.
As a public figure he should have acted more responsibly. The automatic rifle of his choice is a bloody 7.62 mm rifle that fires 725 rounds a minute and is widely regarded as one of the deadliest in the world.
Legally, in India, you can posses a .32 caliber (almost the same size as a 7.62) single barrel, hand gun / pistol with a magzine capacity of not more than 7 rounds. Also it cant be automatic.
So why on earth would Sanjay Dutt require an AK56 to "protect my family during the mumbai riots"?
Given the fact that his father was the mayor of mumbai at one time and is widely respected accross all sections of society ... there was not a Dog in Mumbai that would have come and harmed the Dutt family !
So why Mr. Sanjay Dutt , please explain why !!!
So should he go to prison ... YES Bloody hell ... he should !!
The reason for this blog is the fact that this case is out of the media spotlight. At the time of writing, there were 20 other accused left with 89 convictions and 22 aquitals.
27/11/2006:
From
NDTV
In other developments in the case, Mansoor Ahmed has been convicted of carrying arms out of the actor's house.
Customs superintendent Mohammad Sayyed and assistant customs collector R K Singh have been held guilty.
Ajay Marwah, a friend of Dutt has been acquitted in the case. He was accused of destroying the AK-56 rifle, reportedly delivered to Dutt on his orders.
He might actually get away !!??!!
Updated 28/11/2006
Sanjay Dutt convicted under the Arms Act for
Possession of arms and ammunition under section 3,7 and 25 !!!!!!
He walks on all charges under TADA though !!!
So basically in the words of the judge .... "During my reasoning, I have not found him (Sanjay) to be a terrorist,"
and another Gem ...
"Considering matters in his confession and also taking into account certain admissions from other evidence, I accept the stand of Sanjay of acquiring and possessing weapons for self defence."
So basically what the Honourable Judge is saying that if you have the means and willingness to buy a automatic assult rifle and 250 rounds for it ... you can pick the excuse of the next riot in town to do so !!!!
Long live the Indian Judiciary !!!!
posted by Umesh at 4:24 AM
2 Comments:
hi,
i am in no position to judge whether he is guilty or not, but reading your comment about "... there was not a Dog in Mumbai that would have come and harmed the Dutt family !" i remembered this article
Tehelka
which, even though being written by a family friend and thus biased, for me paints a picture of the early 90ies that had the Dutt family getting plausible threats for me
I read the article ...
that still doesnt condone what he did ... If he felt threatened ... there was enough clout with the Dutt Family to get out of mumbai ... and go and sit in PM's Office in Delhi.
Given their proximity to Sharad Pawar ... they could have found refuge there ...
That is if they were under direct threat ... which they wernt !
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