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Maha govt to shortly take decision on premature release of Abu Salem, state to HC

Mumbai, May 8 (UNI) In an affidavit filed by the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court was on Thursday informed that the proposal for the premature release of extradited gangster Abu Salem was pending and a decision would be taken shortly.
Sugriv Dhapate, joint secretary of the Home department, filed an affidavit in response to a plea moved by Salem, claiming that he has served 25 years, including remission for good behaviour and as per the extradition terms, India had assured Portugal he wouldn’t face the death penalty or imprisonment beyond 25 years.
According to the state government, Salem, extradited from Portugal in November 2005, and he has served 19 years in prison, and a proposal for his premature release is under consideration and will be decided shortly.
Meanwhile, another affidavit by Suhas Warke, additional director general of police and inspector general of prisons, said as per provisions of the Maharashtra Prison Manual, the proposal for Salem’s premature release has been submitted to the state government for approval along with the opinion of the advisory board and the trial court.
“The petitioner Abu Salem has a history which is not a palatable one at all. He has committed many offences in India. Thereafter he absconded to a foreign country,” Warke said in the affidavit.
It added that Salem has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in two different cases. As per the affidavit, till March 2025, Salem has undergone imprisonment of 19 years and hence the period of 25 years is not completed till date.
“The final date of completion of 25 years of the petitioner (Salem) will be decided only after a decision is taken on his premature release by the Home department of the Maharashtra government,” it said.
On December 10, 2024, the designated TADA court had rejected his plea for premature release, following this, he moved the high court stating that he spent nearly 12 years as an undertrial and over nine years as a convict, earning over three years remission. With all counted, he claims to have served “over 24 years and 9 months” by the end of 2024.
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