Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was convicted by a Jodhpur trial court yesterday in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case.
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Charged with hunting and killing two blackbucks on October 2, 1998 in Kankani village in Jodhpur, Salman was sentenced to 5 years in prison by the court.
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While the actor’s lawyers have lodged a petition for bail plea, as per a report in The Economic Times, the judgement on the same isn’t likely to come before Saturday.
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However, since the court’s decision, many Bollywood celebrities have come out in support of Salman. Here’s what they had to say:
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