Salman Khan could now face between one and six years in jail. He can appeal against the verdict.
This is far from the Bollywood superstar’s first brush with the law. In December 2015, Salman Khan was cleared in a 2002 hit-and-run case in which a homeless man died.
This is the fourth case filed against the actor in connection with poaching animals during the filming of the 1998 movie Hum Saath Saath Hain.
Salman Khan has been acquitted in three of those cases.
Salman Khan has confirmed his appearance at the Arab Indo Bollywood Awards (AIBA) in Dubai despite awaiting court permission to travel, the show organizer says.
The 49-year-old Bollywood star was convicted and sentenced to 5 years in jail for killing a homeless man in a hit-and-run case but was bailed pending an appeal.
Salman Khan has sought leave from the High Court of Bombay to travel to Dubai on May 29, the Press Trust of India reported.
The Arab Indo Bollywood Awards said Salman Khan confirmed his attendance last week. He is down to star in the finale.
Salman Khan is one of the most bankable stars in Bollywood with a huge fan base. He has appeared in more than 80 Hindi-language films.
The decision to suspend his sentence was welcomed by his fans but others argued that most do not have the benefit of having cases expedited in the same way.
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Salman Khan was convicted of culpable homicide on May 6 and sentenced to five years.
A man was killed and four others injured in 2002 when Salman Khan ran them over as they slept on a pavement in Mumbai.
On May 8, the High Court granted Salman Khan bail and suspended his sentence pending the hearing and disposal of his appeal against the conviction.
However, the PTI reports the high court had said Salman Khan would need to seek the court’s permission to leave India.
Al Bustan Group which is organising the Arab Indo Bollywood Awards – being held for the first time – said Salman Khan confirmed he would attend last week and “there is no legal problem for him to travel abroad”.
Salman Khan would arrive in Dubai on May 28 and perform two dances. The actor is listed on the event website as being in the finale act.
Salman Khan’s application was filed on Wednesday, said PTI, and it is likely to be heard next week.
Salman Khan has been sentenced to 5 years in jail for killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai.
The man was among five people who were run over in the incident.
The Bollywood star was charged with culpable homicide.
Salman Khan, 49, 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.
Legal experts expect Salman Khan to appeal against the verdict.
He could have been jailed for 10 years.
Correspondents say the guilty verdict is a huge setback for Salman Khan who is one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, appearing in more than 80 Hindi-language films.
On May 6, as Salman Khan drove to court with his family and friends, fans prayed for the actor’s acquittal.
Judge DW Deshpande found the actor guilty on the charge of culpable homicide.
“You were driving the car; you were under the influence of alcohol,” he told Salman Khan as soon as the court proceedings began.
Indian television channels reported Salman Khan broke down inside court as the guilty verdict was announced.
Several of Salman Khan’s Bollywood colleagues spoke out in his support and expressed their sympathies.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been found guilty of killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai, an Indian court has ruled.
The man was among five people who were run over in the incident.
Salman Khan was charged with culpable homicide.
The actor had said his driver was behind the wheel, but the judge said Salman Khan was driving the car and was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
His sentence is still to be announced. Salman Khan faces up to 10 years in jail.
Legal experts say Salman Khan is bound to appeal against the verdict and the case is likely to go on for many more years.
According to correspondents, Wednesday’s guilty verdict is a huge setback for Salman Khan who is one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, appearing in more than 80 Hindi-language movies.
Several of his movies, including Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aap Ke Hain Kaun, have been huge commercial hits.
On May 6th, as Salman Khan drove to court with his family and friends, fans prayed for the actor’s acquittal.
But Judge DW Deshpande found him guilty on the charge of culpable homicide.
If the actor is jailed, it will affect several big-ticket film projects he is involved in at the moment.
The case has gripped Bollywood and India for years.
Late on the night of September 28, 2002, Salman Khan’s Toyota Land Cruiser hit the American Express bakery in the Bandra area of Mumbai, authorities say.
Salman Khan’s car ran over five people sleeping on the street, killing 38-year-old Noor Ullah Khan and seriously injuring three others. Another person received minor injuries.
The prosecution alleged that Salman Khan had been driving the car while drunk, both of which charges the actor denied in court in March.
But many witnesses disagreed.
A constable attached to Salman Khan’s security detail said in a statement to the police that the “drunk” actor had lost control of the car. The policeman died in 2007 of tuberculosis.
In April, Salman Khan’s driver told the court that he had crashed the car after a tyre burst but the court did not accept that version.
As Salman Khan’s love life always grabs attention, a rumor doing the rounds these days links the Bollywood superstar to Romanian TV presenter Iulia Vantur.
A Mumbai-based tabloid has even claimed that Salman Khan and Iulia Vantur are all set to tie the knot.
Such reports are not entirely new, though. Salman Khan and Iulia Vantur were romantically linked about two years ago, too.
Although insiders insisted then that the two are just friends, gossip suggesting a romantic relationship started just because Iulia Vantur was spotted wearing a Being Human T-shirt. The tabloid report is in contrast to what Salman Khan, 47, some time ago declared to a daily. He has stated that he would never get married. The current rumors about Salman Khan’s love interest Iulia Vantur triggered off when eyewitnesses spotted the actor with the blonde Romanian in Mumbai recently.
A rumor doing the rounds these days links Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to Romanian TV presenter Iulia Vantur
These days, 32-year-old Iulia Vantur is on a trip to India and is reportedly staying at a five-star hotel in Bandra.
While sections of the media were quick to term Iulia Vantur as the new girl in Salman Khan’s life, others speculated that the actor could be planning to launch her in a new film. There is a possibility of her getting a break on a popular TV show Salman Khan hosts.
Iulia Vantur is a well known name in the world of Romanian showbiz, as a model, TV show presenter and news anchor. Two years ago, Salman Khan is said to have been introduced to Iulia Vantur during one of his trips abroad. The two have since maintained their friendship.
As always, Salman Khan remained silent about the speculations.
Salman Khan will be charged with culpable homicide for a hit-and-run incident 10 years ago, an Indian court has ruled.
If convicted of the charge, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan could face up to 10 years in prison.
In September 2002, Salman Khan allegedly drove his car into a bakery in Mumbai city running over five people who were sleeping on the pavement.
One man was killed in the incident. Salman Khan has denied that he was driving the car at the time.
Actor Salman Khan has starred in more than 80 Hindi films, including Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aap Ke Hain Kaun.
“There is enough evidence to show that the act was not incidental and hence the case should be tried under a more serious section,” Magistrate Vasant Patil said in his order.
Salman Khan will be charged with culpable homicide for a hit-and-run incident 10 years ago, an Indian court has ruled
The ruling is a setback for the actor as the original charge of homicide was lowered to “death caused by negligence”, which carried a much lighter sentence.
Salman Khan would now have to appear in court on February 11, his lawyer Dipesh Mehta said. The actor would challenge the order in the high court, he added.
Correspondents say the hugely popular and successful actor has often been described as a “bad-boy” heart-throb and is alleged to have mistreated his former actress girlfriend, Aishwarya Rai.
In 2006, Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison for hunting a protected deer, but he was released on bail after spending less than a week in jail.
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