Salman Khan now in court for 2002 hit-and-run case

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, July 19, 2013: Actorr Salman Khan was in a Mumbai court this morning where he will be tried for culpable homicide over a 2002 hit-and-run case; if found guilty, he could face upto 10 years in jail.

Mr Khan’s Toyota Land Cruiser drove over five people sleeping on a pavement in suburban Mumbai. One person was killed; four others were injured.

The Bollywood mega-star was being tried under a lesser charge of rash and negligent driving but prosecutors filed an application for the charges to be upgraded, which the court upheld in June.

The star had been asked to be present in court on March 11.

In 1998, he spent three days in prison for killing the endangered black-buck deer in Rajasthan.