Mandhana surges nearly 12% intra-day as HC acquits Salman Khan

Shares of Mandhana Industries, the entity associated with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, surged nearly 12 per cent in intra-day trade today, after the Bombay High Court acquitted the actor of all the charges in the 13-year-old hit-and-run case.
The stock soared 11.65 per cent to Rs 296 during the day on BSE. It finally ended at Rs 271.50, up 2.41 per cent.
Similarly, Eros International Media also gained 3.89 per cent to Rs 237.70.
"Shares of Mandhana Industries remained in action today after the Bombay High Court acquitted Salman Khan of all the charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case," said Achin Goel, Head: Wealth Management & Financial Planning, Bonanza Portfolio Ltd.

Mandhana Industries is associated with the actor's NGO Being Human. It has an exclusive licence agreement with Being Human - the Salman Khan Foundation for designing, marketing and distributing Being Human clothing products.
Eros International was the distributor to Salman Khan films -- Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Hero -- this year.
Seven months after superstar Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in jail by a sessions court in the 13-year-old hit-and-run case, the Bombay High Court today acquitted him of all the charges, holding that the prosecution had failed to prove that he was driving the vehicle after having consumed alcohol.

On May 6 this year, a sessions court had convicted Khan in the case in which one person was killed and four others were injured when his vehicle crushed them while they were asleep on a pavement outside a laundry.