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Salman Khan's 4th stay at Jodhpur jail begins in blackbuck case: 10 updates

The Hindi film industry erupted with outrage and concern as Salman Khan was on Thursday sentenced to five years in jail for killing endangered blackbucks back in 1998

Salman Khan Blackbuck poaching case
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Jodhpur: Bollywood actor Salman Khan arrives at the court for a hearing in the Black Buck hunting case, in Jodhpur on Thursday. PTI Photo

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Salman Khan Blackbuck poaching case might be approaching its end, with a Jodhpur court on Thursday sentencing the Bollywood actor to five years in jail in a 1998 case. The other four actors who were co-accused – Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, and Neelam – were acquitted of all charges. The hearing of Salman Khan's bail application in the poaching case will take place on Friday. Salman has been lodged in ward number 2 and given number 106 in the Jodhpur Central jail.  

Salman, 52, was found guilty under Section 9/51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972,