Published on 01:15 PM, May 08, 2015
Court suspends Salman Khan sentence
BBC Online
The high court in the Indian city of Mumbai has suspended Bollywood star Salman Khan's sentence for a 2002 hit-and-run conviction, pending his appeal.
Khan was convicted on Wednesday by a lower court of culpable homicide.
The court sentenced the actor to five years in prison for killing Noor Ullah Khan by driving over him as he slept on a pavement. Four others were injured.
Khan argued his driver was behind the wheel, but the judge said the actor was driving under the influence of alcohol.
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