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Salman may be a free man now, but is he still a hero? Twitter isn't so sure

Salman may be a free man now, but is he still a hero? Twitter isn't so sure

The Bombay High Court acquitted Salman Khan of all charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case that killed several homeless men
Updated 10 Dec, 2015

Are people's perception of justice warped by a perpetrator's celebrity status? Not as much as we think.

The Bombay High Court's latest verdict, which clears Bollywood actor Salman Khan from the hit-and-run charges against him, has us thinking that the public isn't that swayed by his celebrity.

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In 2002, Salman Khan's SUV crashed into a group of homeless men in Mumbai in 2002, after which the the actor and his companions fled the scene. In May 2015, Khan was charged by the Bombay High Court with culpable homicide and handed a five-year sentence. But the BHC has now acquitted Salman of all charges as the 'prosecution failed to establish its case against the star', reported Times of India.

Most people were bent on calling a spade a spade:

Other couldn't resist the opporutnity to take potshots at the star and his fans:

Some felt they had to bring NaMo into the mix:

A few had some lingering questions in mind:

But he forgets that in 13 years, they could never 'establish' that!

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Gurjeet Brar Tohada Parona Dec 10, 2015 03:21pm
killed one, injured 5 and still a hero!!!
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JANVI Dec 10, 2015 03:49pm
he is not a hero but a bigg zero for me....
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S. Ahmad Dec 10, 2015 04:53pm
When you drive a car you can make mistake and that can even cause death. But what do you do when you make an accident? First you do everything to take the victim for medical care, leave no stone unturned to save a life and the face the consequences with courage and being 100% percent honest to narrate everything. Only a scoundrel run away killing a fellow human being. This man may be the most successful actor on earth but to me, he is nothing but a murderer.
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