India, Jan. 29 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted a 4-day parole under an escort to gangster Abu Salem, a convict in the March 1993 Mumbai serial bombings case.

Salem, currently lodged in Nashik Central Jail, approached the high court on December 18 seeking emergency parole to attend the last rites of his brother, Abu Hakim Ansari, who died on November 14, 2025, seeking emergency parole to attend the funeral, 40th-day prayers, Quran Khwani and other religious ceremonies, and to offer condolences to family members. The application was rejected on November 20, stating that the surety proposed by him was not appropriate, following which Salem approached the additional director general of police. On December 5, the deputy inspecto...