Altaf who?

According to statement recorded by Constable Ravindra Patil, now deceased, this is what happened. Altaf was the driver who drove Salman to JW Marriott.

The statement as reported in Mid Day.


--At 10:30 pm, I escorted Salman Khan, his cousin Kamal Khan and driver, Altaf to the Rain bar and restaurant in Juhu.


-- Salman and Kamal were inside for a long time. When they finally emerged, Salman seemed quite normal.


-- We got into the Toyota Land Cruiser and headed for Salman's house in Bandra, with Altaf at the wheel.


-- Along the way, Salman asked Altaf to stop at the JW Marriott, where Salman went in and returned in 15 minutes. He then took the driver's seat.


-- Salman was driving at speeds of up to 70 kmph. At around 2.30 am, when we were a few minutes from the accident spot, Salman turned to talk to me.

-- When he looked back at the road, he realised the Land Cruiser was about to hit an electric pole.


-- He shouted, Gadi nahi ghum rahi (The car isnt turning). He then lost control of the vehicle and it rammed into the American Express Laundry.


-- Immediately, a mob of around 50 people gathered near the sport and started pelting the vehicle with stones.


-- Salman requested the public to listen, but the angry mob kept throwing stones.



-- Kamal meanwhile escaped in the melee and minutes later Salman got into an auto rickshaw and left.


-- Patil then contacted the police control room and narrated the happenings.


--Within minutes, a wireless van from the Bandra Police Station reached the spot.