Salman's bodyguard Ravindra Patil arrested from Mahabaleshwar

Mumbai, Mar 12 (UNI) Ravindra Patil, the absconding bodyguard of Salman Khan who was the prime witness in the cine star's hit-and-run case, was arrested by Crime Branch sleuths from Mahabaleshwar yesterday and produced before a holiday Court here today which remanded him in police custody for a day.

Patil, the prime witness in the hit-and-run case involving the cine star a few years back here which had claimed two lives, had gone missing while his cross-examination during the trials was in progress.

Ravindra Patil's brother, too, had lodged a complaint with the police stating that the cine star's bodyguard had gone missing.

Since Ravindra Patil failed to appear before the court for deposition, a non-bailable warrant was issued against him. He was finally arrested from the hill station of Mahabaleshwar yesterday and would be produced before a local court again tomorrow following the expiry of a day's remand.

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