Sanjay Dutt was arrested on charges of acquiring three AK-56 rifles, nine magazines, 450 cartridges and over 20 hand grenades , weapons and explosives associated either with terrorists or counter-insurgency forces. Two of the three AK-56 rifles, some ammunition and 20 hand grenades returned by Sanjay had been kept at Zaibunissa Kazis house for a few days. She was held guilty under Section 3(3) of TADA. Sanjay had asked for the weapons, stored them, asked for them to be destroyed and even admitted to his association with Anees Ibrahim, Zaibunissa Kazi had only stored them for a few days. Her role was in no way comparable to Sanjays. Another co-accused Manzoor Ahmed had similarly been held guilty under Section 3(3) of TADA. Manzoors role too was that he had been called by gangster Abu Salem , like Manzoor, also from Azamgarh in UP , and the two had driven to Sanjays house to pick up the bag that was then kept at Zaibunissa Kazis house. Sanjay was the one who had asked for lethal weapons from his friend and gangster Anees Ibrahim, who along with his brother Dawood, is among the main conspirators of the 1993 blasts. It was Sanjay who had retained one AK-56 and some ammunition while returning two assault rifles, hand grenades and ammunition. In Manzoors case, his car had been used to bring back a part of the consignment from Sanjays residence. As for Zaibunissa Kazi, she had allowed her house to be used as a transit point. The weapons were meant neither for her nor for Manzo
