Salman Khan Hit & Run Case: What the Victims have to say

Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by Mumbai’s session court. The Khan is being charged with drunken driving and thus driving his SUV over people sleeping on the pavement. Killing one and injuring four others.

Many are protesting against the treatment meted out to Salman Khan. They feel that it was due to his celebrity status that Salman was given such a harsh punishment. The legal system is happy that they have punished the influential too. Our sympathies are with the Khan family. But has some one given a thought to the victims of the accident. What are their thoughts on Salman Khan’s conviction.

Abdullah Rauf Shaikh who was 22, when he lost a leg in the accident, said, “Nobody came to visit me in the last 13 years. I am forced to do petty jobs to support my family and face a lot of problems. However, I have no hard feelings for him (Salman). I still watch his movies. We were not pressurized by anyone.”

Shaikh further added that, Compensation matters more than conviction, my health and work suffered. If Salman is punished, I will not be benefited in any way as neither my leg will heal nor my problems would go away. Instead if they compensate us then we do not have any problem.”

The wife of Nurullah Mehboob Sharif, who died in the accident, said, “We were told we will get a compensation of Rs 10 lakh, but what will we do of that amount at this time of inflation. It would be better if my son gets a job. I don’t expect anything from the Verdict.”