Indian actor Salman Khan jailed for 5 years in a hit-and-run case
Bollywood actor Salman Khan walks with his mother Sushila Charak as he leaves home for court in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Salman Khan, was on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, sentenced to five years in jail after he was found guilty of running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk, killing one in a hit-and-run case that has dragged through the courts for more than 12 years. (Press Trust of India via AP)
Indian Bollywood actor, Salman Khan, has been sentenced to 5 years in jail for killing a homeless man in a September 2002 hit-and-run case. An Indian court handed down the sentence to Khan on Wednesday.
Khan had been convicted of homicide for crashing his SUV into a group of homeless men, after a night out drinking, killing one and injuring others, and fleeing the scene in India’s entertainment capital, Mumbai.
The 49-year-old actor had blamed the accident on his driver. Even though his driver had testified that he was driving the car but the injured victims and a constable attached to Khan’s security testified it otherwise leading to Khan’s sentence.
Khan is one of Indian film industry’s biggest box office draws and has been responsible for some of the biggest blockbusters like ‘Dabangg’. This may be a shocking halt in the actor’s long career.
The news of his sentence has already affected the stocks of some of the biggest entertainment companies. A report by the Press of Trust of India said that more than $31 million were riding on the verdict of the actor, who had been signed to numerous films in the coming years.
People gather outside the Mumbai Sessions court during Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s verdict in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Khan, was sentenced to five years in jail Wednesday on charges of driving a vehicle over five men sleeping on a sidewalk and killing one in a hit-and-run case that has dragged for more than 12 years. (AP Photo)
A photograph of Bollywood actor Salman Khan, right, part of an advertisement poster is displayed at a cloth store in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Salman Khan, was sentenced to five years in jail Wednesday on charges of running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk and killing one in a hit-and-run case that has dragged for more than 12 years. (AP Photo)
Indian policemen guard outside the Mumbai Sessions court during Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s verdict in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Khan, was sentenced to five years in jail Wednesday on charges of driving a vehicle over five men sleeping on a sidewalk and killing one in a hit-and-run case that has dragged for more than 12 years. (AP Photo)
An Indian man reads a newspaper that has the news of Bollywood actor Salman Khans court verdict on the front page in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Khan, was sentenced to five years in jail Wednesday on charges of driving a vehicle over five men sleeping on a sidewalk and killing one in a hit-and-run case that has dragged for more than 12 years. (AP Photo)
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