Salman Khan 2002 hit-and-run case verdict: Bollywood’s magnanimous superstar held guilty

Salman Khan has been held guilty and has been sentence to 5 years in jail in the 2002 hit-and-run case by a sessions court here. This verdict has rattled the film industry and his fans besides the actor’s family and friends.

Mumbai: Salman Khan has been held guilty and has been sentenced to 5 years in jail in the 2002 hit-and-run case by a sessions court here. This verdict has rattled the film industry and his fans besides the actor’s family and friends.

Judge D.W. Deshpande announced the verdict at a packed courtroom in the city, leaving the actor, his family members and supporters in complete disbelief.

Salman, who happens to be one of the highest paid actors, an industry heavyweight was sentenced for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The judge held Salman guilty of rash and negligent driving. Salman’s Land Cruiser killed one person and injured four others who were sleeping on the footpath in Bandra in September 2002.

Earlier on Wednesday, the actor was found guilty on most of the charges levelled against him in the incident.

His lawyers had pleaded for a lighter sentence, citing the actor's social work as well as heart and other medical issues.

Salman is likely to be taken into police custody and sent to the Arthur Road Central Jail in south Mumbai.

(With IANS inputs)