Salman Khan Pleads 'Not Guilty' In The Blackbuck Poaching Case!
Salman Khan in the statement to the Jodhpur Court says he's not guilty of poaching the Blackbuck & took an aim at the forest officials for falsely accusing him of killing the endangered species.
Salman
Khan,
who
is
currently
at
the
Jodhpur
Magistrate
Court
to
record
his
statements
on
the
Blackbuck
Poaching
Case
pleads
'not
guilty'
to
the
Judge
and
reports
reveal
that
the
actor,
in
his
statement
to
the
court,
said
that
he
is
being
falsely
framed
by
the
forest
officials.
The
actor
in
the
statement
said
that
he
and
his
other
co-stars
of
Hum
Saath
Saath
Hain
never
really
left
the
hotel
room
on
that
fateful
night
and
they
have
nothing
to
do
whatsoever
with
the
blackbucks'
death.
According
to
NDTV,
Salman
Khan
has
answered
65
questions
relating
to
the
incident
of
the
blackbuck
poaching
with
28
witnesses
also
being
present
at
the
Jodhpur
Court.
Majority
of
the
witnesses
are
members
of
the
Bishnoi
tribe,
who
claim
they
chased
the
actor
after
the
two
blackbucks
were
shot
dead.
In
the
statement,
Salman
Khan
has
claimed
that
the
witnesses
have
been
arranged
by
the
forest
department
officials
to
claim
publicity
out
of
the
situation.
Present
in
the
Jodhpur
Court
along
with
Salman
Khan
are
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Sonali
Bendre,
Tabu
and
Neelam.
The
case
was
registered
in
1998
under
the
Wildlife
Protection
Act
as
poaching
blackbucks
is
illegal
and
a
criminal
offence
under
the
law.
Also,
Salman
Khan
was
acquitted
in
the
Arms
Act
Case
last
week
by
the
same
Jodhpur
Court.