Salman Khan was on Thursday acquitted of all the charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case. The Bombay High Court overturned his conviction in a 13-year-old hit-and-run case, scrapping a lower court’s sentence of five years in jail for running over a homeless man.
On hearing the verdict, Khan, who was wearing a black and white checked shirt and jeans, lowered his head, sighed, and then looked up again at the judge from the witness box.
As his lawyers scrambled around to finish the legal formalities, Khan was seen reclining against the wall and humming a song.
Then suddenly, overcome with emotions, he broke down, following which Shera, the actor’s bodyguard walked up to him and asked him to turn his face to the wall so people do not see him cry.
He later tweeted this:
I accept the decision of the judiciary with humility. I thank my family, friends & fans for their support & prayers .
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) December 10, 2015 (With inputs from PTI)
