In a bid to prove that the September 2002 accident involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan's vehicle was a "hit-and-run" case, the prosecution on Tuesday said the film star had "vanished" from the scene of the accident instead of helping the injured victims and cited the testimony of two witnesses in the case.
During final arguments before Additonal Sessions Judge DW Deshpande, Public Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat said, "Conduct of the accused needs to be analysed, interpreted and this proves the guilt".
Judge Deshpande is conducting the re-trial of the September 28, 2002 accident case involving Salman's Toyota Land Cruiser which rammed into the American Express Bakery in Bandra west and killed one pavement dweller and injured four others.
He also pointed out that the accident site had a sharp turn which Salman did not realise as he was under the influence of liquor.
Mr Gharat said Mr Fernandes and his wife Marai rushed out of their home on hearing the commotion and because he knew Salman, saved him from the wrath of the public, including two people armed with rods and others with stones.
Mr Fernandes even managed to stop a car and Salman, his friend Kamaal Khan and police bodyguard Ravindra Pratil fled in it, showing that they did not help the people trapped under Salman's vehicle, Mr Gharat noted.
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