salman khan hit and run case the actor had no driving license in 2002

New Delhi: Salman Khan hit and run case has taken a new turn with the revelation that Salman had no driving license in his name at the time when the accident occurred. The sessions court, hearing the case got a report of a statement of an RTO officer that the license was only issued in Salman's name in 2004.

The statement was recorded by inspector Rajendra Kane of Bandra police station who was handling the case on February 9. A detailed report of the statement has been submitted in the court.

Salman Khan's lawyer was also provided with a copy of statement recorded.

The police will produce the RTO officer before the court as a witness for cross-examination.

The sessions court judge DW Deshpande had directed the police to record the statements of the RTO inspector and two police constables on the appeal of public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat. Their statements were not part of the charge sheet.

Khan's car had rammed into a roadside shop in suburban Bandra, killing one person and injuring four people who were sleeping on the pavement on the night of September 28, 2002.

He is facing the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which attracts maximum of ten years in jail.

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