Salman Khan acquitted in Mumbai hit-and-run case

This content was originally posted in 7DAYS UAE website at: Salman Khan acquitted in Mumbai hit-and-run case An appeal court has acquitted Bollywood star Salman Khan in a drunken-driving, hit-and-run case from more than a decade ago. The Bombay High Court threw out an earlier conviction and five-year sentence given the 49-year-old actor. “The trial court’s verdict is quashed and set aside,” Justice A.R. Joshi said in reading the verdict to a crowded courtroom. “Salman is acquitted of all charges.” The judges said in a ruling that was read over several days that prosecutors had failed to prove charges accusing Khan of driving while intoxicated in 2002 and running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk, killing one of them. Khan reportedly broke down in tears once the verdict was read. He was accompanied in court yesterday by a bodyguard and family members. news@7days.ae Read the original story at: Salman Khan acquitted in Mumbai hit-and-run case