A manager of liquor bar in Juhu today identified Bollywood actor Salman Khan in a Mumbai court, saying the actor had come to the restaurant with friends hours before his car was involved in an accident in 2002, but said he was not sure whether the Bollywood actor had taken drinks, reported The Times of India.
The prosecution's case is that the actor had taken drinks in "Rain Bar" along with his friends and was allegedly under the influence of liquor on September 28, 2002, when his car rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra killing one person and injuring four others.
Rizwan, who was the manager of Rain Bar at the relevant time, told the court that Salman's group had ordered drinks and snacks but he's not sure whether Salman had consumed drinks himself as the order had been taken by a waiter.
Rizwan said that he had escorted the group to the main door of the restaurant when they were leaving the bar between 1.15 am to 1.30 a.m. He added that the actor was not smelling of liquor and was also walking like a normal person.
Rizwan was shown bills of the particular table which was occupied by Salman and his group. He identified the bills saying that these belonged to "Rain Bar".
During cross-examination by Salman's lawyer Srikant Shivade, Rizwan said that from his cabin he could not see who was standing at the counter as the lights in the restaurant were dim. He further said it is not possible to say who was consuming drinks and having snacks.
Earlier a waiter of the same bar had identified Salman coming to the restaurant with friends. He had also said that he had not noticed the actor consuming drinks, although his group had ordered.
Both these witnesses were examined by the prosecution to convince the court that the actor had consumed drinks before the mishap on the ill-fated day.
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