Hit & Run Case: ‘Salman Khan did not have drinking permit in 2002’

The 2002 Hit & Run Case of Superstar Salman Khan has taken a new turn. The prosecution during the trial in the court on Tuesday said that, The Dabangg Khan did not have a drinking permit at the time of the incident. Salman Khan is being tried for charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. He was said to have apparently in a drunken state crashed his SUV into a bakery at Bandra, killing a person and injuring four.

Public Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat produced the documents. He said, “Investigating officer Kishan Shengal had procured the documents from the excise department, which said that the accused did not possess the permit. The court has permitted the production of the documents and will decide their evidential value at a later stage.”

Objecting to the submision of the documents so late in case, Defence advocate Srikant Shivde sought permission to cross-examine investigating officer, Rajendra Kadam.This is regarding certain omissions in the statement of the dead prime witness Ravindra Patil. The court is likely to decide on his request on Tuesday.

Shivde also commenced the cross-examination of investigating officer Shengal. Replying to Shivde’s query, Shengal, the third investigating officer in the case, said that he had taken over the investigations after realizing that it was a “sensitive case”.The retired officer is the last witness in the case.