Salman Khan remains absent on medical grounds. Next hearing on April 27
A court in Jodhpur read out charges against four Bollywood stars — Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Saif Ali Khan — in the 14-year-old case of blackbuck poaching while shooting for a film yesterday.
Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre and Tabu
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Salman Khan is also charged in the case but was not present at the hearing. The poaching allegedly occurred during the shooting of Rajshri Productions Hum Saath Saath Hain in 1998.
Salman Khan
Chief Judicial Magistrate CK Jain read out charges one by one against all of the film stars, except Salman Khan, also an accused, who had sought exemption from the court on the ground that he had to be out of the country for medical treatment. “Salman Khan was not present in the court as he in not in the country and has gone overseas for treatment,” said his counsel Hastimal Saraswat.
The charges have been framed under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 relating to hunting and inciting to poach blackbucks.
If found guilty, the actors face imprisonment of up to six years. These actors, however, denied all the charges. The next hearing is on April 27. The case was filed against these actors in Kankni village near Jodhpur.u00a0
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