As expected Salman got a clean chit from the court in the name of no evidence.
Movie star Salman Khan was given the benefit of doubt today by a court in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, which held him not guilty of keeping an unlicensed weapon and using it during an alleged deer hunt in 1998. He had been charged under the Arms Act as part of several cases linked to the poaching of blackbuck.
Dressed in a crisp white shirt, the 51-year-old came to the Jodhpur court with his sister Alvira. Within minutes, he was let off. The judge said the evidence against him was not strong enough.
Over the years, Salman Khan has faced multiple cases for allegedly killing two endangered chinkaras and two blackbucks on hunts during a location shoot in 1998 for the film “Hum Saath Saath Hain”, co-starring Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu.
In 2007, he spent a week in jail in Jodhpur before being granted bail.
In today’s case, Salman Khan’s lawyer had argued that the actor only had air guns and there was no evidence that he was using firearms. The actor had also accused forest guards of framing him.
Salman Khan had earlier been acquitted by the Rajasthan High Court in two cases related to the killing of the chinkara deer. That verdict has been challenged by the state government before the Supreme Court. lower court had earlier handed the actor jail terms of one year and five years in the two cases.
Another case involving the alleged poaching of two blackbucks is still being heard.The four other actors have also been asked to appear in court on January 25 to record their statements in the poaching case.
