Hours after the Bombay High Court suspended his five-year sentence in
the 2002 hit-and-run case and granted him bail pending his appeal
against conviction, actor Salman Khan thanked his fans and well-wishers
on Twitter.
“All those who prayed for and supported me thank u meherbani shukriya,” he tweeted.
The tweet instantly went viral, getting more than 10,000 retweets in no time.
Salman was convicted on Wednesday on charges of culpable homicide not
amounting to murder in the 2002 case in which one man had died and four
were injured when Khan’s white Toyota Land Cruiser ran over men
sleeping on a pavement in suburban Bandra. Soon after the verdict, the
High Court had given him interim bail until May 8.
As Salman’s regular bail plea came up for hearing in the Bombay High
Court Friday, his fans had gathered outside the court to catch a glimpse
of the star, though he had been exempted from appearance.
One of his fans, Gourango Kundu even tried to commit suicide outside
the court by consuming a poisonous substance. He was admitted to
Gokuldas Tejpal hospital where his condition is stated to be stable.
A huge crowd of his fans had also gathered outside Galaxy Apartments,
Salman’s residence in Bandra, and broke into celebrations after hearing
the news of him getting bail.
