The superstar Salman Khan has been found guilty in the blackbuck poaching case by the Jodhpur court and he was sentenced 5 years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 10,000. However the “Dabangg” actor is out now on bail and the next hearing is on May 7.
A witness’ statement in the case has been proved false and it reminds us of Ajay Devgn’s “Drishyam” movie.
If you remember, October 2 played an important part in “Drishyam” and Ajay’s character played the whole game around this date to save his family. Oct 2 is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti in India and it is a national holiday in the country.
A witness named Sagar Ram, the forest guard of that time, gave statement that on October 2, 1998, mud soaked in the blood of dead blackbuck was collected from the place of crime while as per the judgment, no such sample was collected.
His statement proved contradictory when he also said that he had come to his house on Oct 2 as it was a holiday. The court refused to believe his statement as he was saying two different things at the same time.
In 2013, three witnesses were called by the court – assistant conservator of forest and investigating officer Lalit Bora, forest guard of that time Sagar Ram and eye-witness Poonam Chand.
The case has been running since 20 years and only Salman Khan has been convicted by the court while other four accused – Sonali Bendra, Neelam, Saif Ali Khan and Tabu are acquitted.
