A Mumbai sessions court will decide
today if Bollywood superstar Salman
Khan rammed his Land Cruiser into
a Mumbai bakery in the early hours
of September 28, 2002, killing 1 and
injuring 4 who were asleep on the
footpath.
What the defence said
It was Khan's driver, Ashok Singh,
who was driving the SUV when the
accident took place. The actor's
blood sample sent for alcohol
analysis could have been handled by
a govt hospital ward boy who was
drunk. Salman's lawyers also argued
about the lack of expertise of the
chemical analyst and alleged the
blood sample was tampered with
Salman was driving under influence
of alcohol. The fact that Salman fled
from the spot alluded to his guilt.
The test, right from collecting
sample to its analysis, was done
properly and evidence established
that the crash was not due to any
mechanical defect in the Land
Cruiser, as claimed by defence
Maximum sentence.
Charges against Salman
IPC sections 304-II (culpable
homicide not amounting to murder),
279 (rash driving), 337 (causing
minor injuries), 338 (causing major
injuries), 427 (negligence).
Other cases against Salman
Two cases pending in Jodhpur, one
under the Arms Act and the other
under the WildLife Protection Act
Salman Khan and a few other
Bollywood stars were accused of
poaching black bucks in October
1998.
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