Twelve years and numerous hearings later, Salman Khan has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after being found guilty in 2002 hit & run case. Sentenced for 5 years by an Indian court, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan seems like will be gone for a while. Charged with culpable homicide Salman Khan was facing trial for killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai, India.
Though Salman Khan pleaded innocence and had said his driver was behind the wheel, but the judge said the actor was driving the car and was under the influence of alcohol at the time. Appearing in more than 80 Hindi-language films, correspondents say the guilty verdict is a huge setback for Khan who is one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. Legal experts expect the actor to appeal against the verdict. He could have been jailed for 10 years.
