The prosecutor in the 1993 serial blasts case on Sunday  described an attempt by Bollywood to start a signature campaign in support of jailed actor Sanjay Dutt as “unfair”.

He said that he would be forced to take legal action.

“This type of campaign is unfair. This shakes the confidence of the common man in the judiciary and is an indirect attempt at influencing the court of law,” Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam stated.

Remedies
“There are still remedies left open to the convicted prisoner,” he told PTI here.

Mr Nikam was reacting to media reports that Bollywood stars were thinking of launching a signature campaign to free Mr Dutt.

“If someone starts such a campaign, criticising the order of the court, it certainly amounts to contempt of court,” he warned.

“I am watching the events carefully and if it begins, I will be forced to take legal action,” Mr Nikam added.
Mr Nikam also criticised the role of TV channels in the matter.

“The way they (TV channels) are running polls and interviews, romanticising the prisoner, is ridiculous. Why isn’t Bollywood shedding tears for victims of the bomb blasts?”

Sanjay Dutt, now being held in Pune’s Yeravada Jail, is expected to appeal against his sentence in the Supreme Court.