'No easy walk to freedom' Sanjay Dutt

February 25, 2016 09:05

"There is no easy walk to freedom, my friends," Sanjay Dutt told reporters the at Pune Airport after his release from prison.

"Unke (fans) support ki wajah se mai yahan hoon (I'm here because the fans supported me)," Dutt added.

Dutt was accompanied by wife Manyata as he entered Pune Airport following his release from Yerwada Central Jail.

The actor was released 103 days ahead of the official end of his prison term on the grounds of 'good conduct'.

Dutt, who was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case for possessing illegal weapons and sentenced to five years in jail, had already served 18 months before the guilty verdict was pronounced.

After the Supreme Court upheld his conviction in 2013, the actor had to server 42 months of his remaining jail term.

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