Perhaps, he was so into the circle of ganagters and dons, they could trust him with the secret of the weapons. Also, maybe he was so under the influence of his friends in the underworld that he did truly believe that there existed a threat to his family's safety. But, even if one goes by his side of the story that he did it to protect his family, didn't he for a moment think about the 'kind' of weapons that were being smuggled? What made him believe that using AKs against those who would try to harm hia family would be a good idea?Also, Mumbai Police did find the destroyed weapons in his house. His friend who helped him in destroying the weapons confessed too.
No weapons were found in his house, the only proof they had was his own confession which was taken under duress. Sanjay only got into the mess because the producers who got caught and gave him the gun told his name to the police in order to free themselves, he openly told their exact names and the movie they were making for him in various interviews and in the movie Sanju. The producers didn't get away with their sentence though because they were literally supplying guns. Sanjay's side of the story is that he was under duress due to both the underworld and the political parties, and his producers who were involved with the underworld gave him the gun and later got him into trouble, it seemed like a ploy to get him into trouble. Not that people of IF will believe his story but I wish the movie could tell the details like Sanjay dutt did, the way he spoke in a few of his interview was very well done, he gave all the names and all the details humanly possible in a very calm and open way. Sanjay also admitted that he was fond of hunting and that also lured him to the gun. And I personally can't find a single piece of proof against him anywhere.
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