The Rajasthan government approached Supreme Court against Bollywood
superstar Salman Khan`s acquittal in two cases related to chinkara
(black buck) poaching.
The Rajathan High Court on July 25,2016 acquitted Salman Khan in the poaching case, citing lack of evidence to incriminate him.
The Rajasthan High Court held that the pellets recovered from the Chinkaras were not fired from Khan's licensed gun.
The driver of the jeep that was used by Khan and his co- stars on their alleged hunting mission has been missing, weakening the prosecution's case against the movie star.
Salman Khan was jailed in 2007 for nearly a week for shooting an endangered gazelle in 1998.
Appeals of Khan against sentence in the two cases relating to poaching of Chinkaras in Bhawad and Mathania was allowed by the high court which acquitted him in both the cases
Note
In 1998,Salman Khan and seven others were accused of hunting and killing chinkara in two separate incidents.
One of the animals was killed at Bhawad on the outskirts of Jodhpur on September 26, 1998, and the other at Ghoda Farms on September 28, 1998.
At that time, they were shooting for Sooraj Barjatya’s family drama ‘Hum Sath Sath Hain’.
Chinkara is an endangered animal accorded the highest protection under the Wildlife Protection Act.
The Rajathan High Court on July 25,2016 acquitted Salman Khan in the poaching case, citing lack of evidence to incriminate him.
The Rajasthan High Court held that the pellets recovered from the Chinkaras were not fired from Khan's licensed gun.
The driver of the jeep that was used by Khan and his co- stars on their alleged hunting mission has been missing, weakening the prosecution's case against the movie star.
Salman Khan was jailed in 2007 for nearly a week for shooting an endangered gazelle in 1998.
Appeals of Khan against sentence in the two cases relating to poaching of Chinkaras in Bhawad and Mathania was allowed by the high court which acquitted him in both the cases
Note
In 1998,Salman Khan and seven others were accused of hunting and killing chinkara in two separate incidents.
One of the animals was killed at Bhawad on the outskirts of Jodhpur on September 26, 1998, and the other at Ghoda Farms on September 28, 1998.
At that time, they were shooting for Sooraj Barjatya’s family drama ‘Hum Sath Sath Hain’.
Chinkara is an endangered animal accorded the highest protection under the Wildlife Protection Act.
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