MUMBAI, Jan. 7 -- Gangster Abu Salem Abdul Qayyum Ansari, one of the convicts in the March 1993 Bombay serial blasts case, has moved the Bombay High Court, seeking 14 days of emergency parole to attend the final rites of his brother, who died on November 14, 2025. Salem, 64, currently lodged at Nashik Central Prison, stated in his petition that he had earlier applied for regular parole when his brother, Abu Hakim Ansari, was unwell for nearly three months. However, the application allegedly remained pending, and his brother passed away before any decision was taken. Claiming that the delay was "purposeful" and intended to deny him parole, Salem said he again approached prison authorities after receiving news of the death, seeking emergency parole to attend the last rites, 40th day prayers. The application was rejected on November 20 . On December 5, the deputy inspector general of prisons directed the jail authorities to grant Salem a two-day parole with an escort party, with strict conditions that he should not meet anyone or consume outside food. Challenging this order, Salem moved the HC, contending that he is unable to bear the escort charges, which would run into lakhs of rupees, as he has been incarcerated for decades and has no source of income. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Shyam Chandak has posted the petition for further hearing next week....