The Supreme Court has dismissed 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Abu Salem’s plea seeking premature release, rejecting his claim that undertrial detention and earned remission should count towards his 25-year imprisonment term

Salem, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, had sought a 14-day parole citing the death of his elder brother. Public prosecutor Mankhuwar Deshmukh opposed the request, arguing that parole was not possible as Salem is an “international criminal"