Salman Khan Hit And Run Case: Court Urged To Reject Claim Of Actor's Driver

The prosecution in Salman Khan’s hit and run case on Wednesday made a fervent plea before the court to reject the claim of the Salman Khan’s driver that he was driving the vehicle at the time of accident in 2002.

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As it was final arguments in the on going trail of Salman Khan public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat told the Judge D.W. Deshpande that in 13 years since the case started, the presence of a fourth person in the vehicle at the time of the accident on September 28, 2002 never came up.

Prosecutor said that it was difficult to believe the driver’s statement and also that his version should be rejected by the court.

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The driver gave his statement on March 30, 2015, saying that it was he driving the car and not Salman Khan. He was asked why he is approaching the court after more than 12 years of accident. He said Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan had advised him to tell the truth to the court. The driver had also denied that he paid money to confess the truth.

The driver told the court that he was driving when the tyre burst and the brake jammed. He saw some people were trapped beneath. He got out of the car from the right side and Salman Khan too got out of the right side as the left door was jammed.

He also said that he tried to lift the Toyota car but could not do it. He than dialed 100 and went to the police station and narrated the accident.

For the first time in 13 years Salman Khan gave his statement on 2002 hit and run case on March 27, 2015. The actor in his statement said that he wasn’t driving the car, which rammed over people, killing one person and injuring four. In fact the actor denied all the charges that he has been claimed with.

He also claimed that it was his driver who was driving the actor. He said that since his door was jammed, he had to get out of the car from the driver’s side.

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Salman Khan’s car a Toyota Land Cruiser met with an accident in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one person and injuring four.

The actor has denied that he was on the wheel during the accident in 2002. If convicted, he could spend up to 10 years in prison.

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