Salman Khan seen outside a Mumbai court. He is being re-tried in the 2002 hit-and-run case, after charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder were levelled against him.
Film star Salman Khan is appearing in a Mumbai court today in connection with a 2002 hit-and-run case.
One more witness testified in the case today. Ramashray Pandey, the owner of a dairy near the site of the accident, told the court that he was not sure that the actor was driving the car as his view was obstructed by people.
"When Salman got down from the car I saw the car and did not see anybody in the front seat," he said in court, adding, "The driver's side of the car was already open."
In May, three eyewitnesses had testified before the court and identified the actor. Mr Khan, 47, was present for the hearing held on May 6, during which one of the survivors claimed that the actor was so drunk on the night of the accident that he fell down, then got up and ran away from the accident site.
The witness, who was injured in the accident, had claimed that he saw Mr Khan getting out from the driver's side of the Toyota Land Cruiser whereas the actor's lawyers have argued for nearly a decade that he was not at the wheel.
One of the witnesses complained to the police that she had received a threatening call in connection to the case.
One person was killed and four others were injured when a car allegedly driven by Salman Khan rammed into a bakery shop on September 28, 2002.
In December, a Mumbai court ordered a fresh trial for Mr Khan, who is accused now of culpable homicide in the hit-and-run case and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. He originally faced lesser charges of rash and negligent driving.