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Salman Khan must breathing a sigh of immediate relief. Yes, he hearing in the Arms Act case against Bollywood megastar has been adjourned till March 3 by a Jodhpur court.The verdict in the case was scheduled to be pronounced today (February 25). The 49-year-old actor’s we hear had filed a plea to seeking exemption from appearance in Jodhpur Court. We gather that the court has considered the Dabangg actor’s plea seeking exemption from appearing on March 3.
“The case relates to both possession and use of illegal arms and the chief judicial magistrate’s court has kept February 25 for judgment,” public prosecutor N.K. Sankhla of the court in Jodhpur, 330 km from Rajasthan capital Jaipur, told reporters.
He and a few other Bollywood stars were accused of poaching blackbucks on the midnight of Oct 1-2, 1998 during the shooting of Hindi movie ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’. Two blackbucks, a protected animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, were killed on the outskirts of Kankani village near Jodhpur. The star was also accused of carrying and using illegal arms. Salman is also alleged to have been carrying arms with expired license. A police complaint was filed against Salman Khan on charges of being involved in hunting of the protected blackbucks.
(With inputs from IANS)
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