Salman Khan gets 5 years in jail for hit-and-run incident

Bollywood actor Salman Khan, has been held guilty in a hit-and-run incident that took place in 2002. A Mumbai Sessions Court has sentenced him to five years in jail.

The court found Salman guilty on the charge of culpable homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol when the incident took place. One person was killed and four others were injured when the Land Cruiser that Salman was driving crashed into the American Express bakery in Bandra, Mumbai. The victims were sleeping on the pavement when the car ran over them.

Salman had told the court that his driver, Ashok Singh was at the wheel when the incident took place. Ashok Singh had also owned responsibility for the accident. The court did not accept this version of the story.

Salman Khan will now be taken to the Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai.