Eleven years after the actor Saif Ali Khan and two others allegedly assaulted a South African businessman and his father-in-law at a hotel in Mumbai, the trial in the case is likely to start from next month. On April 24, the additional chief metropolitan magistrate of the Esplanade court read out the charges against Khan and his two friends of his: Shakeel Ladak and Bilal Amrohi. He also issued subpoenas to witnesses for the gathering of evidence, paving the way for the trial that is likely to begin on June 15, the next hearing date in the case.
The defendants were arrested following a complaint filed by businessman Iqbal Mir Sharma following an alleged fight at the Wasabi restaurant inside the Taj Hotel on February 22, 2012. The three defendants were later released on bail. Saif Ali Khan was accompanied by his wife and the actor. kareena kapoor khanhis sister Karisma Kapoor, actors Malaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora and some male friends at the time.
According to police, when Sharma protested the strident talk of the actor and his friends, Saif Ali Khan allegedly threatened them and then punched him in the nose, fracturing it. The NRI businessman also accused Saif and his friends of beating up his mother-in-law Raman Patel.
On the other hand, Saif Ali Khan said that Sharma made provocative statements and used abusive language against the women accompanying him, sparking the uproar. Police filed the charge sheet on December 21, 2012.
Saif Ali Khan and his two friends have been charged under Sections 325 (willfully causing serious harm) and 34 (common intent) of the Indian Penal Code.
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