Abu Salem seeks parole for marriage, court rejects plea
Mumbai: Authorities have rejected an application of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case convict Abu Salem seeking a 40- day parole to get married, a senior police official said on Saturday.
The underworld don, lodged in Taloja prison in the neighbouring Navi Mumbai, had moved the application a month ago, he said.
The application of Salem, serving a life sentence, was forwarded to the Konkan Divisional Commissioner for a decision, the official said.
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The Divisional Commissioner, the competent authority to process such pleas, rejected the extradited gangster’s application three days ago on grounds of his security, he said.
Before rejecting the plea, the Divisional Commissioner had sought a report from the Thane Police Commissionerate, the official said.
Salem has given his residential address of Mumbra, which falls under the Thane Police Commissionerate.
After receiving a negative report, the Divisional Commissioner rejected Salem’s plea for parole, he added.
According to the police, Salem, who is in his 50s, was to tie the knot, reportedly for the third time, with a woman from Mumbra town in Thane on May 5.