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For 53-year-old Sanjay Dutt, no attempt to redemption seems to be succeeding. The Supreme Court of India has sentenced the star to five years jail time for the possession of an illegal weapon; a weapon he was “gifted” by a producer to protect himself and his family from riots that took place by Hindu radicals in 1993.

His sufferings become all the more tragic when one considers the circumstances under which the said mistake has taken place.

The Supreme Court verdict early this week punished him for possessing an illegal arm. Unfortunately for Dutt, that particular weapon was not only illegal under the country’s Arms Act but was also one taken from a consignment of weapons that were used in the 1993 serial blasts in Bombay (Mumbai was still not born that time).

The Apex Court did not find him guilty for the blast, but convicted him for possessing an illegal weapon under the law, and sentenced the star to five years; the minimum prescribed jail time for such a crime. Dutt has four weeks to surrender and complete the remaining prison term.

He has already spent 18 months in jail.

The Supreme Court, in its verdict, has in a way brought closure to one of the darkest chapters in the history of Bombay.

But does closure or a verdict as this necessarily mean justice? Has justice been really carried out?

Before 1993 happened, 1992 took place; it was the year when Bombay witnessed large scale riots in the aftermath of the demolition of the Babri mosque in the eastern Indian city of Ayodhya. Orchestrated and executed by Hindu fundamentalists, the communal frenzy claimed close to 1000 lives – a majority of them were Muslims. This was the first major systematic attempt by the radical Hindus to change the character of the tinsel town.

Accumulated anguish and denial of justice to those who were made victims of the majoritarian agenda led to the blasts in 1993. Can we then, see the 1993 blasts in isolation and separation from the demolition of the mosque in 1992?

Sanjay Dutt, whose mother Nargis has Muslim roots, confessed to having procured the gun to protect his family which had been receiving threats from the fundamentalist Hindus after the demolition of the 16th century Babri mosque. One can contend how genuine this threat to the Dutt family was, however there was no denying the fact that it was not a good time to be a Muslim in Bombay or having Muslim descent or connections.

The film actor’s family did not have a dubious past; Sanjay Dutt, in the past, never had any criminal record. So there appears to be a ring of truth in the confession of the actor. However, the sin of acquiring a gun through illegal means has been chasing him for two decades.

The bigger question, however, is whether justice been done? And if 1993 needs closure, then why shouldn’t 1992 be awarded with the same level of closure?

Justice Sri Krishna, in his report after the 1992 riots, squarely blamed the leaders of Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for perpetrating crimes after the demolition of the mosque. He went as far as to naming many of the party leaders as well.

So far no one has been arrested. In fact, some of the main people accused of taking part in the sectarian violence went on to occupy seats of power in the state!

The Hindu fundamentalist organisation reaped the benefit of their crime and succeeded in polarising a secular state. They formed their first ever government in 1995, in Maharashtra- it was then in 1996 that Bombay became Mumbai.

Indian media is largely silent on the 1992 riots and the culpability of those Hindu fundamentalists who sowed the seeds of destruction in Mumbai. There is no denying the fact that the campaign to demolish the Babri mosque in the 1990s and the subsequent riots all over India led to the radicalisation of a section of the Muslim community in India- entrenching even more fundamentalist elements in the Hindu community as well.

The Supreme Court verdict further reinforces the belief that that system is more favourable towards the majority community than towards the minority; the Muslims. The very fact that no conviction has taken place, despite the damning report of Justice Sri Krishna and despite the identity of the culprits in the 1992 violence in Mumbai becoming public, keeps the wound of victimhood alive amongst the Muslim community.

The very fact that people like Narendra Modi dare to dream to be the prime minister of the country — despite his alleged culpability in the 2002 riots case in Gujarat — speak volumes about the skewed justice system in the country. The fact that the even the educated middle class in India makes him a hero and saviour of the nation portends a bad omen for the nation.

Sanjay Dutt’s tragedy has to be seen in that light.

The actor has suffered more than the crime he committed. In the words of William Shakespeare;

These men,

Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect,

Being nature’s livery or fortune’s star,

Their virtues else (be they as pure as grace,

As infinite as man may undergo)

Shall in the general censure take corruption

From that particular fault. The dram of evil

Doth all the noble substance of a doubt

To his own scandal.

These lines from William Shakespeare’s celebrated play “Hamlet” describe aptly the tragic character of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt who, because of one “defect” or one mistake in life, has to suffer all his life.

Despite being ‘nature’s livery’ or ‘fortune’s star’ and despite being gifted with some wonderful qualities, one particular fault brings to Dutt the kind of disrepute and infamy which he otherwise does not deserve.

If the film star deserves this verdict, the victims of 1992 riots also deserve justice. Justice has to be omnipresent and it cannot be selective.

If the film star is deserving of the verdict he received then the culprits behind the 1992 riots should also be brought to justice and sentenced in accordance with the law.

The germ of the 1993 blasts lies in the riots of 1992 and it has to be addressed as such. We have failed to control that germ and its by-product is Narendra Modi and other ailments and tragedies affecting the society today.


Sanjay Dutt: Unjustly convicted? – The Express Tribune Blog
 
One who (Indian) answers yes, directly or indirectly indicts the judges of supreme court of India and slaps the Slain and injured people of India.
 
First hang that ba$tard Dawood and company, then we'll talk about the riots too! :coffee:
 
He is convicted for the crime committed not because he is half-muslim.

I don't understand what is wrong with some of these people ...........:hitwall:

He should have been, and is half Hindu more than a Half Muslim. As I see the photos of him going around temples. and two of his sisters who are totally Hindu, nothing to do with Islam. His name is Hindu. His father was Hindu. His grand parents were Hindus. Two of his previous wife were Hindus. His daughter, whose custody he fought for, is Hindu.

How HE becomes half Muslim?
 
Half Muslim :omghaha::omghaha: Was he a freaking kid to buy and keep AK 47s and relations with notorious gangsters/terrorist? If Sanjay Dutt has informed police about the AK 47s and weapons probably Mumbai blast could have been averted and 250 lives could have been saved. I purchased AK47s to protect my family argument is just lame.
 
He should have been, and is half Hindu more than a Half Muslim. As I see the photos of him going around temples. and two of his sisters who are totally Hindu, nothing to do with Islam. His name is Hindu. His father was Hindu. His grand parents were Hindus. Two of his previous wife were Hindus. His daughter, whose custody he fought for, is Hindu.

How HE becomes half Muslim?

In some political rtally or something he claimed that he was being targeted because his mother was a muslim.

As usual India political class and secular media instead of condemning his BS remarks , gave it the maximum publicity.
 
Sunjay Dutt was and is guilty. He should finish his term and consider himself very lucky. He may be a different man today, but the crime was not done today, and his punishment is not based on what he is today.

His father went and pleaded to Bal Thackeray to save his son. All these years he has been a free man because of Bal Thackeray. Today Bal Thackeray is no more, and Sunjay Dutt has finally come to the end of the road.
 
here people used to cry about express tribute and i saw moderators closing threads bec. of "not credible link".......

this muslim outcry is of no use in Indian judicial system.

and answer NO.
 
Even the half muslims are not spared in India.

So whats new
?
 
if wont in jail for sure.... Well he suffered a lot in 20years and almost 80% of india is with him with few justic... Its my guts feeling that if wont go...
 
Hmm.....The Express Tribune.

The author maybe an Indian (I don't know who the hell he is) but the Platform as always is a Pakistani.

The OBSESSION of seeing every thing happening in this universe in the context of Muslim or Non-Muslim has not taken Pakistan anywhere don't know what has happened to this Indian author who is now buying the Pakistani line (I din't even care to read the article).

I am sure that this kind of article wouldn't have find any takers in India, so the author crossed the borders to publish it.

Infact, Sanjay Dutt on the contrary, was given lesser punishment:

1. He was not tried under TADA as others.
2. SC reduced his sentence from 6 years to 5 years (minimum under Arms Act).

Don't know why this f****** Indian author is playing communal card here & questioning the judgement of the Apex court.

I mean who the hell he thinks he is?? Is he above law??

So does SC next time ask if the convict is a muslim or not before giving judgement??

This Politics of Victim hood is TOO dangerous for our country.

Forget Hindu Extremist, first arrest the author & try him for Contempt of highest court of India.
 
In some political rtally or something he claimed that he was being targeted because his mother was a muslim.

As usual India political class and secular media instead of condemning his BS remarks , gave it the maximum publicity.

It was staunch Hindu who saved his a#s from TADA........Bal Thakrey.

Even the half muslims are not spared in India.

So whats new
?

Indian judges are religion blind.
 

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