Bollywood star Salman Khan gets bail after serving two days in jail for poaching

By Rajendra Jadhav

 

Bollywood actor Salman Khan (C) arrives at a court in Jodhpur in the western state of Rajasthan, India, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood star Salman Khan, jailed on Thursday for five years for poaching, was granted bail by a court on Saturday in a case being followed by tens of millions of fans and a movie industry that banks heavily on his popularity.

 

The actor will be freed from jail on Saturday after completing the necessary formalities, his lawyer Mahesh Bora told reporters.

 

Khan's fans set off firecrackers outside his home in Mumbai and outside the court in Jodhpur in Rajasthan state after the actor was granted bail.

 

Khan, 52, was found guilty of violating Indian wildlife laws by killing a blackbuck, an endangered species of antelope, in 1998.

 

The case was brought by members of a community known as the Bishnoi, who revere antelopes. The community had pursued the case against Khan for almost two decades.

 

The actor may not leave the country without the court's permission, Mahipal Bishnoi, a lawyer for the Bishnoi community, told reporters.

 

Khan has had other run-ins with the law.

 

In 2015, a Bombay High Court overturned Khan's conviction in a hit-and-run case in which he was accused of running over a group of people sleeping on a city sidewalk, killing one and injuring four.

 

Last year, another court in Jodhpur acquitted Khan in a separate poaching case, ruling that there was no proof that Khan had killed an endangered gazelle.

 

Khan has made a series of blockbuster hits in the last few years with the latest in December, "Tiger Zinda Hai", grossing more than 3 billion rupees ($52 million) at the box office.

 

His next film, "Race 3", is an action thriller scheduled for release later in the year.

 

Khan has also signed a deal with global e-commerce giant Amazon that gives its Prime video streaming service exclusive worldwide rights to his catalogue and upcoming titles.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-04-07

Probably very interesting....

And the connection to Thailand is?

12 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Khan has also signed a deal with global e-commerce giant Amazon that gives its Prime video streaming service exclusive worldwide rights to his catalogue and upcoming titles.

Like:  "So what !  I killed an endangered animal", or "5 year itch ".

The priviliged of another country, running amok.

1 minute ago, JOC said:

Probably very interesting....

And the connection to Thailand is?

Indian elites go to jail for killing wildlife, and Thai elites get easily paid fines with no jail time whatsoever ?

6 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Indian elites go to jail for killing wildlife, and Thai elites get easily paid fines with no jail time whatsoever ?

No really....He served two days and was released on bail.....and it was his second poaching case.

Hit and run...killing one....no conviction

20 years between the crime and court appearance ....

 

So in reality....same, same.....

26 minutes ago, JOC said:

No really....He served two days and was released on bail.....and it was his second poaching case.

Hit and run...killing one....no conviction

20 years between the crime and court appearance ....

 

So in reality....same, same.....

In another article on Yahoo, it mentioned a five year sentence.  At least he was sentenced.  Will he ever see the inside of a jail for a substantive amount of time ?  Doubtful.

Edited April 7, 20188 yr by yellowboat

Same same

 

Same same

Poaching case dropped.  Vehicular manslaughter overturned

Poach a "blackbuck" 20 years to grind thru the courts to get 2 days jail?

At least they get them to court India is very strict! Aishwarya dumped him

 

 

18 hours ago, JOC said:

Probably very interesting....

And the connection to Thailand is?

 

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