Salman Khan hit-and-run case: Trial deferred till April 28

Salman Khan hit-and-run case: Trial deferred till April 28
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The re-trial in the hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan was on Tuesday deferred till April 28 by a Sessions court as the prosecution sought time to produce witnesses in view of police deployment on election duty.

Sessions Judge D W Deshpande asked the prosecution to produce on April 28 the first witness who was injured in the mishap in which the actor was involved, followed by eye witnesses in May.

This is the second occasion when the fresh trial has not begun

Clad in a white shirt and blue denim jeans, Salman came to the court and sat on a bench along with his bodyguard and sister Alvira Agnihotri. He keenly watched the proceedings and left as soon as the court announced the next date of hearing.

Salman is facing the charge of running over his Toyota Land Cruiser on a group of persons sleeping on a footpath outside a bakery in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one and injuring four others.