Flood of reactions on Salman's conviction
"Now is the time to be be truly human," tweets author Shobha De.
Actoress-turned Parliamentarian Hema Malini: "I am feeling bad about it. Whatever is the court decision, they will do. I pray for him and pray that his sentencing is not long."
"To expedite justice in our judicial system,country needs to debate the need for jury trial system which completes trial in less than a year," comments BJP leader and former top cop Kiran Bedi.
"Better late than never#SalmanVerdict Convicted," says author Ritu Lalit.
"love @BeingSalmanKhan I think he is a great human. But he will have to face the consequences if he has committed the crime," tweets Aarti Madan.
"No fan of Salman Khan, but this is the price of being in the public eye. Puru Rajkumar got away with paying Rs 30,000 for the same offence,"says blogger Rajyasree(Brown Sahib) on her page.
"Terrible news. Dnt knw wht to say except tht will stand by @BeingSalmanKhan no matter what. Hes a good man and no 1 can tk tht away frm him": actor Sonakshi Sinha.
"He is the man that saved my Mothers life. That I will never forget" : Dia Mirza.
"BeingSalmanKhan is the nicest human being in this business. Wish all our Prayers and love help him in this difficult time. Deeply saddened," says Bipasha Basu.
"I stand for the man who stands for everyone .. Always respect you big brother @BeingSalmanKhan your fans R with you" : King Mika Singh.
"Not commenting on courts verdict- but my heart goes out 2 @BeingSalmanKhan :large hearted & 1 of d finest people I hv met in this industry," says actor Ritiesh Deshmukh.
"My prayers are with @BeingSalmanKhan and his family who I know love this country and respect its judiciary," tweets Varun Suresh Dhawan.
The 49-year-old super star of Bollywood Actor Salman Khan on Wednesday was convicted by a Mumbai court in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case in which a pedestrian was run over by his SUV and killed. It was said Salman was driving the vehicle in drunken state.All charges against him are proved.
He could end up in jail for 10 years as per law.
The prosecution claimed it has strong evidence that Salman Khan was drunk and driving back to his home in Bandra when he lost control of the car.
The prosecution also claimed that Salman fled the scene and did not inform the police as required by the law.
The actor had claimed that it was his driver Ashok Singh who was behind the wheels at the time.
Ashok Singh, Salman's driver and the only defence witness in the case, had earlier corroborated that version and told the court that the accident took place as the tyre burst and brake jammed.
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