Mumbai : Contending that Bollywood actor Salman Khan, sentenced to five years in jail in the 2002 hit-and-run accident case, was not driving the car, his lawyer on Wednesday asked why the prosecution didn’t ask a key eye-witness anything on this crucial aspect.
His lawyer Amit Desai said in the Bombay High Court that the prosecution did not ask Amin Kasam Shaikh, an eye-witness, as to who was driving the car when the accident took place. Amin too was sleeping on the pavement near the accident spot in suburban Bandra, Desai said.
The HC is now hearing Salman’s appeal against his conviction. Three witnesses, who were injured after the car ran over them, deposed that they had seen Salman getting down from the right side (driver’s side). However, Amin, who wasn’t run over, wasn’t asked whether Salman was driving, or it was Ashok Singh, his family driver (as claimed by the defence during the trial), Desai argued.
“It is surprising that he sees nothing that supports the prosecution theory,” Desai said.
Desai also questioned why police took the injured to the municipal-run Bhabha Hospital when Holy Family, a private hospital, was close by. The arguments will continue on Monday.
