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| Salman sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment
Jodhpur: Bollywood heart-throb Salman Khan was in further trouble on Monday with a local court sentencing him to five year rigorous imprisonment and sending him to the Central Jail in Jodhpur after holding him guilty of killing a rare buck. Forty-year-old actor, who has already been sentenced to one-year jail term by the same court on February 17 in another poaching case, was present in the court when Chief Judicial Magistrate Brijendra Kumar Jain pronounced the verdict. A stunned Salman was taken into custody immediately after the CJM delivered the judgement. The actor is likely to remain in jail at least for two days. His lawyer said since Tuesday was a holiday, he would be able to file an application seeking suspension of the sentence only on Wednesday. The court imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Salman, who was convicted under section 51 of the Wildlife Act. Co-accused Goverdhan Singh was given one-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 while four other accused in the case were acquitted. Those acquitted were Bal Angre, Pratap Singh, Om Singh, and Dushyant Singh. Salman and five others were charged with killing a chinkara in September 1998 at Ghora farmhouse near Jodhpur. His lawyer Hastimal Saraswat said that Salman was shocked after hearing the verdict and that he would file an appeal against it. Source |
Well, what to say..... one of the biggest Bollywood star who has fans all around the world is jailed for 5 years for killing a wildlife animal. Some say the law is same for all, some say it is unfair because salman is suffering only because he is a celebrity. whats your opinion ?
