Mumbai: The prosecution in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Salman Khan has refuted in the Bombay High Court the Bollywood actor's defence that his driver Ashok Singh was driving the car and pointed out that this claim was made only towards the end of the trial.
Prosecutor Sandeep Shinde also told the court that the singer Kamaal Khan, who was riding in Salman's car at the time, was not examined by the prosecution during the trial because he had become untraceable.
The prosecution would file a reply to the actor's application that Kamaal Khan be examined in a day or two, Mr Shinde told Justice AR Joshi who is hearing Salman Khan's appeal against his conviction and five-year sentence.
When the trial was transferred to the sessions court, we could not locate his whereabouts," said the prosecutor.
"Ashok Singh (the actor's family driver) appeared before the sessions court for the first time at the fag end of trial, 13 years after the mishap, with a view to saving Salman," said Mr Shinde, starting his arguments on Tuesday.
"No person can keep a driver in employment for such a long time, for 13 years, who has brought a bad name to him," said Mr Shinde.
According to the police, the car had three occupants: Salman in driver's seat, his police bodyguard Ravindra Patil who passed away during the trial in 2007, and Kamaal Khan.
Prosecutor Sandeep Shinde also told the court that the singer Kamaal Khan, who was riding in Salman's car at the time, was not examined by the prosecution during the trial because he had become untraceable.
The prosecution would file a reply to the actor's application that Kamaal Khan be examined in a day or two, Mr Shinde told Justice AR Joshi who is hearing Salman Khan's appeal against his conviction and five-year sentence.
When the trial was transferred to the sessions court, we could not locate his whereabouts," said the prosecutor.
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"Ashok Singh (the actor's family driver) appeared before the sessions court for the first time at the fag end of trial, 13 years after the mishap, with a view to saving Salman," said Mr Shinde, starting his arguments on Tuesday.
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"No person can keep a driver in employment for such a long time, for 13 years, who has brought a bad name to him," said Mr Shinde.
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According to the police, the car had three occupants: Salman in driver's seat, his police bodyguard Ravindra Patil who passed away during the trial in 2007, and Kamaal Khan.
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