Revoke Salman's acquittal in poaching case: Rajasthan govt to SC

October 18, 2016 22:45

Rajasthan government approached the Supreme Court against Salman Khan's acquittal in blackbuck-chinkara poaching case on Tuesday.

The Rajasthan high court in Jodhpur had acquitted the actor in the 18-year-old incident in July.Khan and seven others were accused of killing a blackbuck and chinkara in two separate incidents.

One of the animals was killed at Bhawad on the outskirts of Jodhpur on 26 September 1998, and the other at Ghoda Farms on 28 September 1998.

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