Bollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to five years for hit-and-run
NEW DELHI — An Indian court sentenced Bollywood star Salman Khan to five years in prison today (May 6) for culpable homicide for the death of a homeless man in a hit-and-run accident, media reports said, potentially derailing several big movie projects.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan arrives at a court in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Photo: AP
NEW DELHI — An Indian court sentenced Bollywood star Salman Khan to five years in prison today (May 6) for culpable homicide for the death of a homeless man in a hit-and-run accident, media reports said, potentially derailing several big movie projects.
Judge D W Deshpande of the Mumbai court earlier upheld prosecution charges that Khan, 49, was driving under the influence of alcohol and lost control of his car, ramming into a bakery in the 2002 accident.
One man sleeping on the pavement by the bakery was killed and four people were injured. REUTERS
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