Mumbai, Mar 22:   This is the transcript (incomplete) of Sanjay Dutt's statement to Mumbai Police Crime Branch when he was arrested on his return from Mauritius in 1993 soon after the Mumbai serial blasts:

"I, Sanjay Sunil Dutt; age: 34 years; occupation: film artiste -- stay at 58, Pali Hill, Bandra Bombay- 60 with my father and two sisters.

I studied arts in Elphinstone college for a year before dropping out. After that, I took private acting classes before getting into movies in 1980. I have three valid licenses for firearms and possess three weapons as mentioned below: