Salman's Conviction

So Salman Khan is convicted and sentenced to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment.

Does this bring to an end a 13 years old sordid saga? Unfortunately No. There are bail applications, appeals to High court and the Supreme court. The story goes on.

Is the sentence too harsh ? After all he did not do it intentionally (Farha Khan Ali); and the he runs a charity - Being Human (Salman's lawyers). Moreover, those dogs (the dead and the injured) had no business sleeping of the pavement (Abhijeet).

What the quantum of the sentence should be, is for the honourable court to decide. But Salman did not exactly knock off a glass of water in a restaurant table. He killed a MAN and seriously injure four innocent MEN. If he did it intentionally, he should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not hanged. That is the law of the land Ms Khan Ali, and applies without prejudice to all and sundry and even to the Dabang Khan. The maximum punishment under section 304 II IPC is 10 years. The judge has been very considerate when he has given a sentence of 5 years for killing a man and destroying the families livelihood and so crippled 4 that they remain incapable of earning a livelihood for themselves at young age.

Yes Salman has contributed to charity and helped many people, but how does that justify drunken driving leading to death and injury.

And if every man had the right squash dogs on the pavement under the wheel of his car, then we are not living in a sane world. Mr Abhijeet & Ms Khan Ali, there are hundred on Indians who are born on the footpath, lives there and dies there. That is urban India, in case you haven't noticed. Probably the government need to do more, but what have you done ?!