Sanjay Dutt back in jail

Mumbai/Pune, Jan 10: Film star Sanjay Dutt Saturday evening returned to Pune's Yerawada Central Jail after the Maharashtra government rejected his application to extend his furlough by 14 days. Dutt, whose 14-day furlough had begun Dec 24, returned to the jail around 5 p.m., an official said. His lawyer Hitesh Jain earlier had told IANS that his application has been rejected and he will return to jail Saturday itself. Prior to this departure, his family members, including wife Manyata, bid him a tearful farewell at his Bandra home. Dutt briefly addressed the media and expressed his unhappiness over the controversy erupting each time he got furlough. "Every prisoner is entitled to it and so am I. The authorities have done nothing wrong. They are doing it within the legal framework," he said. He castigated the media for accusing the government and jail authorities of meting out partial treatment to Dutt vis-a-vis others.