Statements were not shown to me: Salman

Salman Khan, film actor and witness in a case of alleged bollywood nexus with the underworld, on Wednesday told a special court that his statements recorded by the police allegedly did not bear his signature and were not read out to him.

He was answering questions put to him by defence lawyer Majeed Memon during cross-examination.

The actor had on Tuesday disowned his statements recorded by the police on December 16, 2000, and February 25, 2001.

"[The] police had called me to give statements twice. I was answering their questions and they were typing my replies on a computer. As the computer screen was far away I could not read what was being typed," Salman told designated judge A P Bhangale.

The actor resiled his statement in which he had said that Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel had called him on his cell phone.

He also denied that producer Nasim Rizvi and his assistant, Abdul Rahim Allah Baksh, had come to his house, where he picked up a fight with them over the amount signed for the film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.

Police allege that film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was produced by Rizvi and financed by Bharat Shah at Shakeel's behest.

Salman refuted allegations that absconding accused Anjum Adam Ajlani had intervened to calm him down, and that Abu Salem had threatened him to act in his films or face consequences.

According to the police, Rahim and Anjum are the frontmen of gangster Shakeel. Rahim was working as an assistant to Rizvi, who is an accused in the case and has been charged with forging links with Shakeel to target film personalities for financial gains.