Actor Salman Khan's acquittal in the 2002 hit-and-run case has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the family of the man who was killed in the incident.
A similar petition by the Maharashtra government is already being heard in the apex court.( Salman Khan in trouble. Again!, 22 Jan)
On September 28, 2002, Shaikh Noorulla Shafik was killed on the spot when the actor's Land Cruiser crashed into the men sleeping on a pavement outside a Bandra bakery.
In December 2015, the Bombay High Court acquitted the 50-year-old actor, saying there was not enough evidence to prove that he was drunk that night and was driving the car. (Salman Khan Acquitted In 2002 Hit-And-Run Case, Dec 2015)
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