Jaipur: A court in Jodhpur will give verdict today on whether Bollywood star Salman Khan is guilty of possession and use of illegal arms to poach chinkaras and blackbucks, endangered species of deer, 16 years ago. The 49-year-old actor has moved an application seeking exemption from court appearance.
The case relates to both possession and use of illegal arms and the chief judicial magistrate’s court has kept February 25 for judgment,” public prosecutor N.K. Sankhla of the court in Jodhpur, 330 km from Rajasthan capital Jaipur, said reporters. Salman Khan is likely to be present in court during pronouncement of the judgement.
He and a few other Bollywood stars were accused of poaching blackbucks on the midnight of Oct 1-2, 1998 during the shooting of Hindi movie ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’. Two blackbucks, a protected animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, were killed on the outskirts of Kankani village near Jodhpur.
The star was also accused of carrying and using illegal arms. He is also alleged to have been carrying arms with expired license. A police complaint was filed against Salman Khan on charges of being involved in hunting of the protected blackbucks.
Bureau Report
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