Bollywood star’s conviction over hit-and-run death of homeless man was hailed as progress in India’s legal system. But now he has been acquittedOne of Bollywood’s biggest stars has been cleared on appeal of killing a homeless man in a drunken hit-and-run,a decision likely to revive questions approximately how India’s justice system treats the rich and celebrated.
Actor Salman Khan’s Toyota Land Cruiser veered off a main road in Mumbai into a group of people sleeping rough external a bakery in 2002, killing labourer Nurulah Mahbob Sharif and injuring four others.
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Source: theguardian.com