Mumbai Court Reduces Abu Salem's Jail Term in 1993 Blasts Case

A special court in Mumbai has approved Abu Salem's application for a reduced jail term, considering his detention period during the trial. Salem, extradited from Portugal in 2005, was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts. The judge directed prison authorities to adjust his sentence accordingly.

A special court in Mumbai sanctioned a plea by gangster Abu Salem on Saturday, allowing for a reduced jail term based on his detention period during the trial of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

Extradited from Portugal in 2005, Salem received a life sentence in 2017 for his involvement in the deadly blasts, and is presently confined in Taloja jail, Navi Mumbai. His bid was to consider the period from his arrest on November 11, 2005, until the final judgement on September 7, 2017.

The special judge, BD Shelke, of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court, directed prison authorities to credit the time served during his trial. Though Salem was also sentenced to life in 2015 for a separate murder case, he contended that his detention time was accounted for in one case but not the other.