Salman Khan Arrested, Sentenced To 5 Years Imprisonment, Might Go To This Jail

Finally, after 20 years, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was found guilty of killing two blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur on the night of October 1, 1998, during the shooting of the film ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain.‘

It is significant to note that blackbuck is an endangered species protected listed under Schedule 1 of Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972. Moreover, the Section 9 of Wildlife Protection Act pertains prohibits hunting and Section 51 lists penalties for the same

On Thursday a Jodhpur court convicted Salman Khan in the blackbuck killing case under Section 9/51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act and may face a maximum punishment of six years to one-year jail term while his Hum Saath Saath Hain co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu, Neelam Kothari and a travel agent named Dushyant Singh from local area were acquitted in the same case.

While announcing the verdict, Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri termed the Tiger Zinda Hai star as  ‘habitual offender’