Salman Khan, one of India’s biggest movie stars, has been sentenced to five years in jail after he was found guilty of running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk and killing one in 2002.
Judge D W Deshpande of the Mumbai Sessions court convicted Khan of culpable homicide.
The 49-year-old actor was also given separate terms for negligent driving and causing grievous harm to the victims.
His lawyers said all the sentences will run concurrently, and he plans to file an appeal for bail.
Khan, one of Bollywood’s most popular stars, has acted in more than 90 Hindi-language films in his 27-year career.
Other Bollywood stars have voiced their support for the actor and his family.
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