Bollywood superstar gets five years in jail for poaching

13:14 • 05.04.18

An Indian court has sentenced Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to five years in jail for poaching rare antelope back in 1998.


The court in Jodhpur also fined him 10,000 rupees ($154; £109) for the crime. He will now be taken to jail, BBC News reports.


Khan killed the two blackbucks, a protected species, in the western state of Rajasthan while shooting a film.


Four other actors who starred with him in the movie and were also charged with the offence have been acquitted.


Khan, 52, can appeal against the verdict, but in a higher court.

 

Bollywood superstar gets five years in jail for poaching