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| Actor Salman Khan Sentenced to 5 Ye |
| Actor Salman Khan Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail in 2002 Hit-and-Run Case, Breaks Down in Court
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| INDIA
, 6-May-2015
6:43:17 AM |
| Actor Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years in prison for culpable homicide and other charges. He was found guilty this morning of drunkenly driving his SUV over homeless men sleeping on a pavement in Mumbai 13 years ago. One man had died and four were injured
1Salman Khan's lawyers have appealed for bail in the Bombay High Court, which will hear his petition at 4 pm. He has had to seek bail from the High Court because he has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. (Track LIVE updates)
2If he does not get bail today, Salman Khan is expected to be arrested and taken to Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail from court, sources said. The actor broke down in court as he was sentenced.
3Holding the actor guilty of all seven charges against him, judge DW Deshpande told Salman Khan this morning, "You were driving the car, without a licence and you were under the influence of alcohol."
4When the judge asked the actor what he had to say, Salman Khan denied the charges against him and said he was not driving the car, reports Press Trust of India.
5The judge said it was "not probable" that Salman's driver Ashok Singh was driving the car. The actor said during the trial that Ashok Singh was driving when his Toyota Land Cruiser crashed into the five men sleeping outside a bakery in Bandra West on September 28, 2002.
6Last month, Ashok Singh, the sole defence witness, took the stand and said he was driving and crashed the car after the front left tyre burst, making steering and braking difficult. Ashok Singh drove Salman to court today.
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