Salman Khan faces homicide charge

Salman Khan faces homicide charge
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Summary One man was killed and another 3 were injured when Khan rammed his car into a group of people.

 

MUMBAI: An attorney says Indian movie star Salman Khan will be tried for homicide for his alleged involvement in a fatal road accident more than 10 years ago. If convicted he faces up to 10 years in jail.

 

Deepesh Mehta, Khan s lawyer, says a magistrate on Thursday accepted an appeal by state government prosecutors that he should be charged with homicide instead of causing death by negligence, which carries a maximum of two years in jail.

 

One man was killed and another three were injured when Khan allegedly rammed his car into a group of homeless people sleeping on a Bombay sidewalk in September 2002.

 

Khan s trial begins March 11. Indian courts are notorious for delays and a trial can take years to complete.
 

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