Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is always in the news, but many times it's for all the wrong reasons. He had some relief when a Jodhpur court acquitted him in an Arms Act case related to the alleged poaching of two blackbucks 18 years ago. But this is not the first time that Salman's has had a brush with the law. Here are some other instances when Bollywood's 'bad boy' faced legal troubles.
Arms Act case:During the shooting of Sooraj Barjatya's movie, 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' in 1998, Salman allegedly went on a shooting expedition along with actors Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Sonali Bendre and Tabu, killing two blackbucks in Kankani village. He was charged in October 1998, with possessing an unlicensed .22 rifle and a .32 revolver and using them to poach two black bucks at Jodhpur's Kankani village. Following protests by the local Bishnoi community, a case was later filed against Salman and the other actors.
Insulting religion: Hyderabad police on Friday booked actor Salman Khan for hurting religious sentiment of minority community in the TV reality show hosted by him -- 'Bigg Boss 7'. The complaint filed against Salman Khan, 'Big Boss 7' for 'insulting religion' by Mohammed Fasihuddin, a businessman, claimed that show hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community. An FIR was registered against Salman and producers of the show 'Bigg Boss' under section 295 of the Indian Penal Code at Falaknuma police station in the old city of Hyderabad. The police chief said the petition alleged that the show hurt the religious sentiments by depicting 'Jannat' (heaven) and 'Jahannum' (hell).
Bigg Boss does it again: The complainant has also claimed that certain expressions used by Salman for describing elimination and promotion of participants were offensive. An activist also filed a complaint with the Mumbai Magistrate's Court against producers of a TV reality show Big Boss-7, and anchor Salman Khan, alleging that it hurt religious sentiments. Patil claimed that the show dividesdits participants in two teams: Angels and Devils. The 'Devils' carry tridents, which is in fact the weapon/symbol of Lord Shiva as per the Hindu mythology, so it hurt his sentiments, he claimed. Bones were tied to trident, which too was offensive, the complainant had claimed.
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