"We have waited for 13 long years to receive justice and finally Salman was acquitted today. If the court had to pronounce a judgement in his favour it could have done so many years back. What was the point in making us wait for so many years," said Abdulla, a survivor.
"I was injured, I broke my leg. I have small children but I cannot work because of my injuries. How do I earn and make my children eat?" he asked.
On whether he personally saw Salman in the driver's seat when the actor's Toyota Land Cruiser ran over people sleeping on the pavement, killing one and wounding four, he replied in the negative.
"I did not see him driving the car myself, but others did. People have been saying that Salman was driving the car," he said.
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The family of another injured Abdul Sheikh, whose legs had got crushed under the actor's vehicle, also voiced dissatisfaction over Bombay High Court judgement and demanded adequate compensation and allowance from the film star.
Sheikh, who currently lives in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh with his wife and four children, is facing financial crisis.
"After the accident my husband is not able to work even as a labourer. He can work very little in the agriculture field and there is no other source of income. I am working to somehow make both ends meet...If Salman Khan gives us Rs 10-15 lakh, we will be able to bring up our children," Reshma said.