Supreme Court rejects gangster Abu Salem plea for release after 25 years in jail

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed gangster Abu Salem’s plea for release after 25 years in jail. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta upheld the Bombay High Court order, which called his petition premature. Salem was extradited from Portugal in 2005 for the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.