Salman Khan is on a high these days. His last Sultan broke all box-office records and his legal troubles seemed to be a thing of the past. But all hell may break loose again for Salman.
The actor was today issued a notice by the Supreme Court on an appeal by the Rajasthan government challenging his acquittal in two poaching cases.
In July this year, the Rajasthan High Court found the 50-year-old actor not guilty of killing an endangered species of gazelle or chinkara in two separate incidents in 1998 while he was shooting for Sooraj Barjatya’s Hum Saath Saath Hain in the desert state. Salman’s co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam were also named in the case.
The state government challenged his acquittal and wants him to be imprisoned to serve the rest of his sentence .
After Salman was convicted in 2006 for hunting down and killing the chinkaras, he was awarded a one-year prison term and a five-year prison term respectively. He then spent a week in jail in Jodhpur before being granted bail.
Just earlier last year, Salman walked scot-free in the headline grabbing hit and run case where he was accused of running over four pavement dwellers. The incident killed one and injured three.
Thumbnail Image Source: Manav Manglani
The actor was today issued a notice by the Supreme Court on an appeal by the Rajasthan government challenging his acquittal in two poaching cases.
In July this year, the Rajasthan High Court found the 50-year-old actor not guilty of killing an endangered species of gazelle or chinkara in two separate incidents in 1998 while he was shooting for Sooraj Barjatya’s Hum Saath Saath Hain in the desert state. Salman’s co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam were also named in the case.
The state government challenged his acquittal and wants him to be imprisoned to serve the rest of his sentence .
After Salman was convicted in 2006 for hunting down and killing the chinkaras, he was awarded a one-year prison term and a five-year prison term respectively. He then spent a week in jail in Jodhpur before being granted bail.
Just earlier last year, Salman walked scot-free in the headline grabbing hit and run case where he was accused of running over four pavement dwellers. The incident killed one and injured three.
Thumbnail Image Source: Manav Manglani