Adding a new argument in an appeal filed by actor Salman Khan against his conviction in the 2002 hit-run-case, his lawyer on Tuesday told the Bombay high court that the prosecution did not examine several important witnesses, including the actor’s brother Sohail Khan or other members of his family.
The main allegation is that Salman was drunk when the mishap took place – in which one person was killed – but the witnesses were mum on this aspect, said advocate Amit Desai, arguing before Justice AR Joshi. “The star witness is late Ravindra Patil, the then police bodyguard of Salman. He does not speak a word about Salman consuming alcohol or smelling of alcohol in his first complaint,” said Desai.
“Sohail Khan was not examined, singer Kamaal Khan, who had accompanied Salman in the car, also was not examined. Vikram Fadnis too was not examined,” he said.