Out on bail, Bollywood star Dutt marries girlfriend
Posted: 11 February 2008 1616 hrs

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MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, jailed last year for illegal weapons possession and links to Mumbai's underworld, has tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend while out on bail, a friend said.

Dutt had a secret court wedding with former starlet Manyata Dilnawaz Shaikh in a Goa beach resort on Thursday and was celebrating formal Hindu nuptials in Mumbai Monday, a friend who was present told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The 48-year-old actor, who was sentenced to six years in prison, was released on bail in November pending an appeal against his conviction to India's Supreme Court.

When he was freed, Dutt had served nearly three months of his sentence handed down for purchasing weapons from the plotters of the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people.

The star can remain out of jail until the outcome of his appeal to the Supreme Court, his lawyer Karan Singh has told AFP. No date has been set for the appeal hearing.

The star, best known for playing a mobster with a heart of gold, lost his first wife, also an actress, to cancer.

His second marriage, to a model, ended in divorce.

Speculation about a third marriage has been rife in the Indian media for months. Dutt has refused to respond to queries on his marital status. - AFP/ac