He went,friendless and penniless, to the south-westward.
The prosecution told the trial court that the deposition of witnesses indicated Salman Khan had run away after the incident.
In a bid to prove that 2002 mishap involving Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was a hit-and-run case, the prosecution today told the trial court that the deposition of witnesses indicated the actor had run away after the incident and did not take the injured to hospital.
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Khan is accused of ramming his Land Cruiser SUV into a roadside bakery in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one person and injuring four who were sleeping outside. The prosecution has also alleged he was drunk and was driving without a licence, a charge denied by the actor.
Soon after the mishap occurred at a place close to the residence of Khan, an angry mob converged at the spot and some of them were holding rods while a few others had stones in their hands, said Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat in his final arguments while referring to evidence of a witness.
Khan’s childhood friend and neighbour, Francis Fernandez, whom the actor fondly called as “Commander”, asked the 49-year-old actor to leave in a car driven by his wife. Khan soon went away in that car, Gharat said while quoting the deposition of Khan’s friend.
Fernandez, who stays near the place where the mishap occurred, had come to the spot after hearing the commotion that followed the accident.
Gharat, while dwelling upon evidence of Fernandez, said Khan had called out “Commander, save me”. The very next moment, Fernandez asked him to leave as he feared the mob, armed with rods and stones, might get violent and hit him.