Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been jailed for six years for buying weapons from bombers who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) in 1993. The star's lawyers argued he should remain free on bail for good behaviour, but the judge ruled against leniency. Dutt, 48, is the most high-profile of 100 people who have been convicted over the blasts which killed 257 people.

The actor was cleared of conspiracy, but found guilty of illegally possessing a rifle and a pistol. His lawyers said they would appeal against the sentence.

The blasts were allegedly carried out by Mumbai's Muslim-dominated underworld in retaliation for Hindu-Muslim riots which broke out after Hindu zealots tore down the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.

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