While Saif Ali Khan faces alleged assault charges, several other Bollywood folk have fallen in trouble with the law. Discover the present status of lawsuits against a few of Hindi film industry's big stars...
Fame isn't always a fair thing, and Bollywood heroes/heroines accused of alleged villainous acts in real life would agree.
Some say stars break out easily way to their celebrity status, while some others say that they're unfairly targetted because they're popular.
Here are one of the infamous cases where our actors have courted crime and controversy and where their cases stand as of today.
Salman Khan Case: Black Buck poaching- 1998 Status: Ongoing Salman Khan was playing hide-n-seek with the black buck case for the past 14 years. The actor was accused of killing two endangered Chinkaras and two Black Bucks in Jodhpur in the course of the shoot of his film Hum Saath Saath Hain for which he even spent a couple of nights in jail in 2006. Last we heard was that the court had ordered a day-to-day hearing of the case in 2011 where Salman was expected to be present. The following hearing of the case is awaited.
Case: Culpable Homicide- 2002
Status: Case closed
There's a reason perhaps why Khan is sticking to the cycle nowadays. The actor was accused of culpable homicide after he allegedly drove over one and injured three pavement dwellers one night, drunk. However he successfully defended himself and the costs were dropped.
John Abraham Case: Rash driving- 2006 Staus: Ongoing Bikes has been his past love and in addition the rationale he was embroiled in a single of essentially the most serious rash driving cases. The actor was accused of causing an accident and injuring two young men when he rammed his motorcycle right into a cyclist at 11 pm on Khar-Danda Road in 2006. He was later out on bail. In August 2011, John filed a application within the sessions court praying for the recording of extra evidence.
Shiney Ahuja
Case: Charges of rape - 2009
Status: Ongoing
It's a case that generated more choice of jokes at the internet, than perhaps the hearing dates. The actor spent over three-and-a-half months in jail after his house help accused him of rape and dangerous her. However, in 2010 the victim swiftly retracted her statement saying he didn't rape her. He was eventually sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in 2011. He's now out on bail and can't leave the rustic without the court's permission.
Fardeen Khan Case: Illegal possession of cocaine- 2001 Status: Ongoing Fardeen Khan was arrested in 2001 for possessing illegal amounts of cocaine in conjunction with two others. Khan then claimed he had attempted to shop for just one gram of cocaine, while the Narcotics Control Bureau alleged that nine-gram of the substance was found from Khan and others. However, in October 2011 Khan pleaded not guilty as court framed charges of him trying to buy one gram of cocaine.
Sanjay Dutt Case: Illegal arms possession- 1993 Status: Ongoing This is likely to be probably the most longest running cases within the history of any film actor's life. Sanjay Dutt was arrested in 1993 under TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act) and for illegal possession of weapons. The actor spent 16 months in jail between 1995-1997 and another seven months between 2006-2007, though he was eventually acquitted of any TADA related offenses in 2006. He was granted bail within the arms case in November 2007; his appeal for an acquittal at the case continues to be pending. It also turned out to be the explanation why Dutt couldn't contest for the Samajwadi Party for an election three years back.
Preity Zinta
Case: Concealing financial position of Kings XI Punjab- 2009
Status: Case closed
In 2009 Preity Zinta together with three other co-owners of Kings XI Punjab were accused of looking to hide the true financial position of the team. Zinta eventually filed a counter-petition stating that the court must have run an enquiry before filing a complaint. The case was shut in 2011 where the HC asked the 2 parties to settle the problem amongst themselves.
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
