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Salman Khan Gets 5-Year Jail Term in Blackbuck Poaching Case


A trial court in Jodhpur, on Thursday, 5 April, convicted Salman Khan in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, sentencing him to five years of imprisonment.
However the court acquitted the other accused – Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam.
  • Salman has been convicted under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
  • He has also been fined Rs 10,000 by the trial court

Salman Khan Sent to Jail for Five Years

A trial court in Jodhpur has sentenced Salman Khan to five years in jail in the 20-year-old blackbuck poaching case. A penalty for Rs 10,000 has also been levied on him, ANI reported.
The actor has been taken into custody, reports said.

Salman Khan Convicted: A Quick Guide to Understand The Verdict

Salman Khan's Lawyer Argues For Lesser Punishment

The argument on the quantum of punishment for actor Salman Khan is currently underway at the Jodhpur trial court.

Salman Khan Convicted in Poaching Case, Others Acquitted

The Jodhpur court has convicted Salman Khan in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. The other accused – Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam – have been acquitted by the court.
The quantum of punishment for Salman Khan will be announced shortly.
Salman has been held guilty of killing two blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur in October 1998 during the shooting of the film 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'.

Blackbuck Case Verdict Live: Salman Khan Arrives at Court

Actor Salman Khan has reached the Jodhpur trial court. The verdict in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case to be out soon.
Salman’s co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam have also reached the court.

Blackbuck Case Verdict Live: Salman Khan Heads to The Court

Actor Salman Khan has left for the Jodhpur court where the verdict in the 20-year-old blackbuck poaching case will be pronounced shortly.

Salman Khan Blackbuck Case Verdict Live: Heavy Security Cover Outside Court

Ahead of the blackbuck poaching case verdict, heavy police cover was deployed outside the Jodhpur court. The lawyer of the actors told ANI that if found guilty, the accused could get sentenced to maximum six years or a minimum one year in jail.

Salman Khan Blackbuck Case Verdict Live: Judge Arrives in Jodhpur Court

Trial court judge Dev Kumar Khatri, who will deliver the verdict, has arrived in the Jodhpur court.

'Sheesha Upar Karo, Reverse Kar Lo, Warna Padegi Ek': Saif to Driver

Upon reaching Jodhpur on Wednesday, Saif Ali Khan was seen telling his driver to quickly leave the airport premises, in a bid to avoid the media outside the airport.
In an ANI video, Saif is seen telling his driver, “sheesha upar karo aur reverse kar lo warna padegi ek (pull up the window and reverse the car or you will get one)”, when he was being asked questions by reporters.

Blackbuck Case Verdict Live: Salman, Saif, Sonali and Tabu Reach Jodhpur Ahead of Verdict

Ahead of the verdict by a Jodhpur court in the blackbuck poaching case, Bollywood actors Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan and Tabu left for the Rajasthan city from Mumbai on Wednesday morning.
The three actors did not speak to the media waiting outside the Mumbai airport as they left.
Salman Khan, meanwhile, arrived in Mumbai in the early hours of Wednesday from Abu Dhabi where he has been shooting for Race 3. He reached Jodhpur later the same day.

Blackbuck Case Verdict Live: Jodhpur Court to Pronounce Verdict on Thursday

A Jodhpur court will pronounce its verdict in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case against actor Salman Khan and others on Thursday.
Final arguments of the case were completed in the trial court on March 28, after which Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri had reserved the judgment.
Salman Khan was accused of killing two blackbucks in Bhagoda ki Dhani in Kankani village near Jodhpur on the intervening night of 1-2 October, 1998, during the shooting of “Hum Saath Saath Hain”.
Salman Khan is facing charges under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the other actors have been charged under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act read with Section 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code.
“All of them were in a Gypsy car that night, with Salman Khan in the driving seat. He, on spotting a herd of blackbucks, shot and killed two of them,” Public Prosecutor Bhawani Singh Bhati had said.
“But on being spotted and chased, they fled from the spot, leaving the dead animals there," he said, adding that there was adequate evidence against them.
Refuting these allegations, Salman Khan's counsel HM Saraswat said there were several loopholes in the prosecution's story and it had failed to prove its case beyond any doubt.

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