The only person who could have brought an interesting twist in the Salman Khan 2002 hit-and-run case today was constable Ravindra Patil. Why? Because he was the prime witness in this still pending criminal case.
People who know Patil agreed to the fact that he was under extreme pressure to change his statement. Reports claim that many people urged Ravindra Patil to change his statement, so that Salman Khan could be spared from serving a jail term. Patil, however, did not change his statement till the last day. But as he refused to change his statement, he had to undergo enormous amount of trouble, torture and depression.
One fine day, Patil simply ran away. His brother lodged a missing report about him at a local police station. At many instances, Patil skipped court dates as he didn’t want to face the defence lawyer of one of the most powerful actors in the film industry -- Salman Khan. Soon, Patil found himself under scrutiny of the court as he remained absent at all court hearings of the hit-and-run case which held Salman as the main accused. The court proceedings were stuck because of Patil's mysterious absence from the witness-box. It also came to light that he had fled without applying for leave.
In what came as a shock to many, the man who had actually lodged the first information report against Salman Khan, later had an arrest warrant issued against him for not turning up at court hearings. It is being said that this is exactly what happens when a common man fearlessly confronts a Bollywood biggie - in this case, Salman Khan.
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