Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday denied permission to underworld gangster Abu Salem to visit his native place in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh to mourn the death of his brother Abu Hakim Ansari.

Salem has been in prison for over 23 years.

On January 12, the Supreme Court rejected the petition of extradited gangster Abu Salem for a premature release in the 1993 Bombay serial bomb blast cases, asking him to justify his claims of completing 25 years of his life sentence.

The convict was challenging the Bombay HC's rejection of his remission plea.

Earlier, the Bombay HC rejected his plea for early release.

Abu Salem is currently serving a life sentence for his role in the 1993 Bombay bombings and other cases. He was extradi...