1993 Mumbai blasts: Abu Salem's parole application rejected

Mumbai blasts convict Abu Salem’s parole request has been rejected by the Mumbai police on Saturday. The gangster had sought the parole for his wedding.

As per reports, Salem had written to the jail authorities on February 16, asking for a leave to tie the knot with Sayed Bahar Kausar alias Heena on May 5. In the application, Salem mentioned that he has never been out in the last 12 years, the letter was sent to the commissioner of Konkan division on March 12.

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The parole plea stated Salem’s cousins - Mohammed Salim Adbul Razak Memon and Mohammed Rafique Sayyed, as guarantors.

Salem was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special TADA court for his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai blasts. Apart from the March 1993 Mumbai blasts, Abu Salem has also been sentenced to life in the builder Pradeep Jain’s murder case.