The 48-year-old actor is considered one of Bollywood's biggest draws and has starred in some of its highest-earning films
New Delhi:
Actor Salman Khan has been exempted from appearing in the retrial of the hit-and-run case which begins in Mumbai today.
A Mumbai court ordered a fresh trial against Mr Khan last December, after the charge against him was enhanced from "rash and negligent driving" to the more serious "culpable homicide not amounting to murder." If convicted, the actor could face upto 10 years in jail.
All evidence and witnesses in the case will be re-examined.
In September 2002, Mr Khan was allegedly driving a Toyota Land Cruiser that ran over a group of people sleeping on the pavement outside a bakery in suburban Bandra. One person was killed and four others were injured in the accident.
The case has gone from court to court with arguments centred around whether Mr Khan was driving the car that day or not. The Mumbai police say they have enough evidence against him.
In 1998, Salman Khan spent three days in prison for killing black buck, an endangered species of deer, in Rajasthan. The actor's appeals in separate poaching cases are currently pending in the Rajasthan courts.
The 48-year-old actor is considered one of Bollywood's biggest draws and has starred in some of its highest-earning films in the last five years. He last appeared in January's Jai Ho, co-starring debutante Daisy Shah. He will next make a cameo appearance in O Teri, releasing this Friday.
A Mumbai court ordered a fresh trial against Mr Khan last December, after the charge against him was enhanced from "rash and negligent driving" to the more serious "culpable homicide not amounting to murder." If convicted, the actor could face upto 10 years in jail.
All evidence and witnesses in the case will be re-examined.
In September 2002, Mr Khan was allegedly driving a Toyota Land Cruiser that ran over a group of people sleeping on the pavement outside a bakery in suburban Bandra. One person was killed and four others were injured in the accident.
The case has gone from court to court with arguments centred around whether Mr Khan was driving the car that day or not. The Mumbai police say they have enough evidence against him.
In 1998, Salman Khan spent three days in prison for killing black buck, an endangered species of deer, in Rajasthan. The actor's appeals in separate poaching cases are currently pending in the Rajasthan courts.
The 48-year-old actor is considered one of Bollywood's biggest draws and has starred in some of its highest-earning films in the last five years. He last appeared in January's Jai Ho, co-starring debutante Daisy Shah. He will next make a cameo appearance in O Teri, releasing this Friday.
