Article: Bollywood director charged with 'culpable homicide' after British assistant killed by train

RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
06-02-2004
Dateline: BOMBAY, India
Bombay police arrested and charged Bollywood director Kaizad Gustad on Wednesday with culpable homicide in the death of his British assistant who was hit by a train while filming a movie last week.

Nadia Khan, a 26-year-old film and media graduate from North London University, was shooting for Gustad's film "Mumbai Central" when a train struck her down on May 25. Gustad could be imprisoned for 10 years if convicted of culpable homicide.

Prosecutors said 11 crew members were ordered by Gustad to claim to police and hospital authorities that Khan died in a road accident.

"One crew member listened to ...

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