Salman Khan will not go to jail today. The Mumbai High Court has suspended his five year sentence. A trial court had found him guilty of drunkenly driving over a group of men sleeping on a pavement, killing one.

Salman Khan's lawyers have argued that the finding of the lower court is "perverse," alleging that witnesses' statements were "ignored." They asked why Salman Khan's cousin Kamal Khan, a witness to the events of 13 years ago, was not examined by the prosecution.

The trial court has ruled that a drunk Salman Khan drove his Toyota Land Cruiser over a group of men sleeping on the pavement in front of a bakery not far from the actor's home, killing one and injuring four.

Salman Khan has been exempted from appearing in court today. The actor had broken down on Wednesday when the trial court sentenced him.

A hardcore fan of Salman Khan, has attempted suicide in the court premises today. The man identified as 32-year old Gouranga Kundu is from West Bengal.

There were protests outside the court - fans gathered in support of the actor, others held up placards that said, "We are the city, we are not dogs," a reference to tweets by Bollywood singer Abhijit and other members of the film fraternity that caused outrage.

He has also observed that Salman Khan "did not wait for police on the spot... Instead of visiting police station, the accused went to his house and till 10.30 a.m. he hided himself... If really the accused did not commit any wrong, he could have visited the police station immediately. (sic)"

- Manohar