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Fans of Salman Khan have expressed shock at a court’s harsh sentencing of the Bollywood superstar on charges of poaching of a rare deer species while acquitting all others named in the case.
The social media erupted with reactions in support of the Khan at the news that a court in western Indian city of Jodhpur has handed Khan a five years imprisonment in a two-decade old case.
Of one thing I am dead sure..@BeingSalmanKhan would NEVER EVER harm any animal. He loves them too much. The real culprit should be exposed. 20 years is too long to bear someone else's cross..
— Simi Garewal (@Simi_Garewal) April 5, 2018
Khan, a heartthrob for millions of fans around the world, has recently been the second highest earning Bollywood actor after Sharukh Khan.
The 52-year-old actor has denied shooting two blackbuck deer in the preserve of Bishnoi while shooting a film, Hum Saath Saath Hain’ in 1998.
According to Indian media, the film actor plans to appeal the conviction in a higher court.
I am extremely shocked to hear @BeingSalmanKhan being convicted by session court but also having full trust in indian judiciary which has many other doors to appeal for final justice whatsoever. Since He is most loved person by industry N people for his human reasons too.
— Subhash Ghai (@SubhashGhai1) April 5, 2018
Four other stars facing poaching accusations alongside Khan – Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam – were acquitted.
Reports say they were n the jeep that Khan was believed to be driving during the hunt.
