Sanjay Dutt released from prison: in pictures

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  • Dutt waves to his fans. AP
    Dutt waves to his fans. AP
  • Sanjay Dutt waves as he is escorted by officials from Yerwada Jail in Pune. AFP
    Sanjay Dutt waves as he is escorted by officials from Yerwada Jail in Pune. AFP
  • Sanjay Dutt and wife Manyata Dutt wave to his fans before a press conference at his house in Mumbai. EPA
    Sanjay Dutt and wife Manyata Dutt wave to his fans before a press conference at his house in Mumbai. EPA
  • Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt speaks with the media. Reuters
    Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt speaks with the media. Reuters
  • : “For 23 years I waited to taste freedom. Finally the day has arrived today that I walked out of the jail as a free man,” Dutt said. Nitin Lawate via AP
    : “For 23 years I waited to taste freedom. Finally the day has arrived today that I walked out of the jail as a free man,” Dutt said. Nitin Lawate via AP
  • Dutt poses with his family - wife Manyata and children Shahraan and Iqraa. AFP
    Dutt poses with his family - wife Manyata and children Shahraan and Iqraa. AFP
  • Dutt was originally sentenced to a six-year term after being convicted in 2006 of possessing guns supplied by mafia bosses who orchestrated the series of bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people. AP
    Dutt was originally sentenced to a six-year term after being convicted in 2006 of possessing guns supplied by mafia bosses who orchestrated the series of bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people. AP
  • Fans, friends and family flocked to his house in Mumbai to celebrate, banging drums in the street and throwing garlands around his neck. AP
    Fans, friends and family flocked to his house in Mumbai to celebrate, banging drums in the street and throwing garlands around his neck. AP
  • Dutt arrives to pay his respects at the grave of his mother actress Nargis Dutt. AFP
    Dutt arrives to pay his respects at the grave of his mother actress Nargis Dutt. AFP
  • Dutt was found guilty of possession of an automatic rifle and a pistol, part of a cache of weapons brought to Mumbai before the attacks. AP
    Dutt was found guilty of possession of an automatic rifle and a pistol, part of a cache of weapons brought to Mumbai before the attacks. AP