Indian actor Sanjay Dutt spends another day in prison pending release on bail

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt spent another day in prison at his job weaving cane strips for rattan furniture because his temporary release on bail was delayed by formalities, an official said Wednesday.

Anxiety grew among some 350 fans gathered outside the prison in the western Indian city of Pune who were hoping to see the actor walk out of jail.

Several have been there since the Supreme Court ordered his temporary release on Monday, citing a technicality, weeks after he was sentenced to six years in prison for illegal possession of weapons supplied by men convicted of involvement in bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993 that killed 257 people. more