After a long wait of 18 years, Salman Khan has been acquitted in the Chinkara and Blackbuck poaching cases.
The actor and 7 others were accused of killing the animals -- both protected species -- in two separate incidents in September 1998, while shooting for Sooraj Barjatya’s Hum Saath Saath Hain in Rajasthan.
Salman had moved the High Court after a lower court pronounced him guilty and awarded five years’ imprisonment.
While Salman did not appear before the court, his sister Alvira Khan was present on his behalf.
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Needless to say, the verdict comes as a big relief for Salman. Had he been pronounced guilty today, a warrant would have been issued and he could have been jailed.
In December 2015, the Bombay High Court had acquitted Salman in the 2002 hit-and-run case. However, the Maharashtra government opposed the verdict and has moved the Supreme Court.
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