Facts still murky in Salman Khan case, says lawyer

August 7, 2015

Mumbai, Aug 7: In an attempt to demolish the prosecution case, the lawyer representing Salman Khan in the 13-year-old hit-and-run case on Thursday said several questions about the case still remain unanswered.

salmancase“Why were the patients taken to the Bhabha Hospital, when the Holy Family hospital was just adjacent to the road?” defence council Amit Desai asked Justice A R Joshi of the Bombay High Court who is presiding over the hearing of Khan’s appeal against his conviction.

“How come there is no facility to draw blood when it has an ICU? When the house was searched, was any panchanama done? Why was Ashok Singh interrogated and his statement was not recorded? Why was Kamaal Khan not examined by the court?"

“There are several questions that remain unanswered...the (trial) court should have asked some questions,” he said.

He took exception to police statement that driver Ashok Singh has “surfaced now”.

“Why are you saying that he has surfaced now? PW 27 (the then Senior Police Inspector of Bandra police station) had stated that Ashok Singh was called to the police station and he interrogated him...”

“The word interrogated is very important here....and he also says that he has not recorded the statement....what is the purpose of interrogation without recording the statement?” he pointed out.

PW 27 and PW 26 (the then Inspector Rajendra Kadam) searched Salman’s home at the Galaxy apartments and could not find him at the house or at the gym. “Was there any panchnama of house search made?” he asked.

While it was claimed that Salman fled the scene and was not at his house, “The accused-appellant” visited the Bandra police station voluntarily.

“Do you think this would be the conduct of a person who has run away?” he asked the judge, pointing out that both the police officers wanted to take credit for searching Salman’s house.

On the issue of Ashok Singh, he said: “The defence says that there were four persons in the car...the prosecution says there were three...however, there was no dispute as far as the fact that Kamaal Khan was present...then why he was not examined?” “....they have just relied on the statement of police constable Ravindra Patil, who is no more,” he added.

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March 19,2020

New Delhi, Mar 19: Days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, 'Oblivion' actor Olga Kurylenko said that she is better as her fever has now gone.

The 40-year-old actor took to Instagram to share the health update with a picture of herself wearing a face mask.

"Hello everyone! I'm feeling better today. My fever is gone! I hear people can't figure out where I currently am. I'm in London!," she wrote in the caption.

The 'Quantum of Solace' actor also shared details about coronavirus with her Instafam.

"How do I know it's coronavirus and not just a flu? I did a test for coronavirus which came back positive. What are the medicines that doctors prescribed as treatment? NONE!" she wrote.

"I was told to take paracetamol in case my fever was too high and if I was in too much pain. However, I do take vitamins and supplements. Please note that these vitamins do NOT cure coronavirus but only help the immune system be stronger in order to fight!" Kurylenko added.

She also shared a detailed list of medicines that she is taking to deal with the condition.

The 'Oblivion' actor joined the growing list of entertainment figures who have contracted the highly contagious virus on Monday.

Other Hollywood personalities who were earlier diagnosed with COVID-19 are superstar couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. The celebrity couple has been discharged from the hospital and are under quarantine at their home.

Other celebrities that are currently battling with the coronavirus are music producer Andrew Watt, 'Game of Thrones' actor Kristofer Hivju, and actor Idris Elba.

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January 2,2020

Jan 2: A young filmmaker was allegedly assaulted by an acquaintance during an argument over CAA-NRC in neighbouring Salt Lake City, police said on Wednesday.

The police have arrested the accused following a complaint by the filmmaker.

According to a senior police officer, the argument over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) began following a social media post by the filmmaker.

The accused allegedly went to the house of the filmmaker on Monday night and picked up an argument, which led to a scuffle.

"During the scuffle, the accused attacked the filmmaker with a knife," the senior police officer said, adding that the accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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February 5,2020

Chennai, Feb 5: Income Tax sleuths on Wednesday raided top Tamil film actor Vijay's residence here besides conducting simultaneous searches at several premises linked to a film production house, movie financier and distributors in connection with suspected tax evasion.

The searches, which began in as many as 38 locations in Tamil Nadu, were still on and unaccounted cash of about Rs 25 crore was seized from the premises of a Tamil film financier who had faced allegations of intimidation and arm-twisting to recover money, official sources told PTI.

Also, several documents indicating substantial tax evasion has been seized, sources added.

Vijay, who was away in Cuddalore district for a film shoot, was apprised by authorities about the searches and he was en route to his residence here, they said.

So far nothing has been recovered from the actor's house and the inmates were cooperating with authorities in conducting the searches, sources said.

Raids were also on in the premises of the production house that had made Vijay's hugely successful recent Tamil movie 'Bigil.'

Further details are expected after completion of searches which is likely to continue tomorrow.

The State police has been providing security for carrying out the searches.

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