Iulia Vantur, a Romanian TV anchor dubbed by the media Salman Khan’s “girlfriend”, has apparently showed her support for the Bollywood star as he was convicted of culpable homicide in a 2002 Mumbai hit-and-run case.

Salman Khan, 49, was sentenced to five years in jail for killing a homeless man in 2002.

While Salman Khan was awaiting his sentence in a Bombay court, Iulia Vantur posted an extremely emotional message on her Facebook account, a sign that although distance separates them , her thoughts were with him.

Iulia Vantur, 34, wrote: “Pray, Faith, God”.

Global media speculated that Iulia Vantur is Salman Khan’s girlfriend after she was surprised several times in the company of the Bollywood star, at his sister Arpita’s wedding, and in Romania, but they decided to retain discretion on their relationship.