Salman Yusuff Khan assaulted by policemen

The choreographer was bleeding after being hit with a by policemen.

Published: Monday,Sep 10, 2012 12:56 PM GMT-06:00

Upasana Makati

The ace choreographer and Isha Sharvani's partner on Colors' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 - Dancing with the stars, Salman Yusuff Khan went through a troublesome time last night at 2.30 am. Salman was returning home after technical rehearsals from Filmistan, when suddenly his speeding auto was followed by policemen on a bike. On stopping, the cops hit Salman with a lathi since the auto driver claimed that he was driving at an express speed on Salman's request.

When we contacted Salman in order to inquire about the same he said, "This experience was extremely weird for me. It is sad that the people we appoint to safeguard us, can attack us at any given time".

He took the policemen for medical tests which turned out to be negative. Salman wanted to file an FIR against them, but however the police turned down his request.

Reporter: Ranjini Nair