
Caveat: Salman Khan was acquitted by the Rajasthan High Court on 25 July in two cases pertaining to allegedly killing deer on 26 and 28 September 1998. The third case, which pertains to allegedly killing black bucks on the intervening night of 1 and 2 October 1998, is pending before the trial courts, and no verdict has been arrived at as yet. Another case related to the incident, filed on 15 October 1998 at PS Luni where Khan is accused of violating the Arms Act, is also pending before trial courts. It was earlier reported that the actor had been acquitted in the black buck case as well.
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In a major relief for Bollywood star Salman Khan, the Rajasthan High Court on 25 July acquitted him in the 1998 blackbuck and chinkara poaching case.
The actor had appealed before the High Court challenging the lower court's verdict that had handed him one and five years' imprisonment, respectively, in the two separate cases of poaching.
Predictably, Twitter went berserk:
Salman khan didn't kill blackbuck, Others didn't kill blackbuck, then who killed blackbuck???
— Good Doctor (@iamthemaulik) July 25, 2016
John cena again???
Salman Khan is invincible.
— Anuradha (@anuradha_kush) July 25, 2016
He should change his charitable trust’s name from Being Human to Being Superhuman.
Exclusive picture of evidence submitted by Salman Khan's lawyer.#SalmanKhan pic.twitter.com/YdYvkFMsmK
— Cricket Fan (@ProCricketFan) July 25, 2016
Indian Justice System is Victim of Salman Khan.
— Arpan (@ABcityofjoy) July 25, 2016
Salman Khan is India's living proof to society that if you have money/power, you can get away with anything from killing animals to humans.
— rajat (@FergiesFury) July 25, 2016
Blackbuck ne Suicide kiya tha. Salman Khan is
— 🇫🇦🇳 (@YesIamSRK) July 25, 2016
innocent #bhairoxx
Money can’t buy happiness...
— Hrishikesh Rajpathak (@h_rapa) July 25, 2016
Salman Khan: “ROFL”#SalmanKhan
Salman Khan making Mockery Of Indian judiciary System since 1998 #SalmanKhan #BeingHuman
— SiD (@Mr_Wild_side) July 25, 2016
However, there's ample support for the actor as well.
After every Salman Khan verdict expect some jobless dogs to bark on Twitter blaming Judiciary system!!!
— D (@oneNnlyD) July 25, 2016
We Love Salman Khan Forever 🙏
— Love Salman Forever (@robangill2) July 25, 2016
First published: 25 July 2016, 12:25 ISTCongo...@BeingSalmanKhan...Free from both cases...Salman Khan
— Shubham Kumar (@shubham23121997) July 25, 2016