Bollywood's Khan gets 5-year jail term

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for killing a homeless man with his SUV in a 2002 hit-and-run after a night out drinking at an upmarket bar.

Judge D.W. Deshpande found Khan guilty of culpable homicide and other charges for driving his Land Cruiser into a group of homeless men sleeping rough in suburban Mumbai, rejecting the actor's claim his driver was to blame.

"After going through the arguments put forth by both sides, I have come to the conclusion that five years is proper punishment," Deshpande told the packed court.