Salman's bail plea hearing on Monday, reaches Jodhpur

IANS  |  Jodhpur 

Bollywood super star arrived here on Sunday afternoon, a day ahead of hearing on his plea here after his conviction in a 1998 poaching case by a Jodhpur trial court.

Salman's fans were seen trying hard to get a glimpse of the Bollywood superstar while he was leaving the airport.

He was accompanied by his sister Alvira, friend Baba Siddiqui, and his lawyers.

On Monday, his plea will be heard by District and Chandra Kumar Songara, during which Salman needs to be present in court.

Salman was convicted and handed a five-year imprisonment on April 5 by for killing two blackbucks 19 years ago. He spent two nights in the Jodhpur Central jail, before he was granted by the sessions court on April 7.

Both Khatri and District and Ravindra Kumar Joshi, who gave him bail, have since been transferred.

Salman's Bollywood colleagues Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and were acquitted by the trial court. Another accused Dushyant Singh, an area resident, was also acquitted.

Salman was accused of shooting and killing blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur on October 1, 1998, during the shooting of the film "Hum Saath Saath Hain".

--IANS

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First Published: Sun, May 06 2018. 23:16 IST