indian court clears bollywood star salman khan
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Indian court clears Bollywood star Salman Khan

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Bollywood star Salman Khan
New Delhi - Xinhua

An Indian court Wednesday acquitted Bollywood star Salman Khan in a case of keeping firearms illegally.

The court in the western Indian state of Rajasthan's Jodhpur city held the 51-year-old actor "not guilty" by giving him the "benefit of doubt," saying that the prosecution had not been able to prove that he used firearms to kill endangered black bucks nearly two decades ago.

During the course of the trial, Khan's lawyer had argued that the actor only possessed air guns and there was no evidence that he had used guns to kill two black bucks, a protected antelope species in India. An eyewitness for the prosecution never showed up.

Soon after his acquittal, the actor tweeted thanking his fans for their support. "Thank you for all the support and good wishes," he wrote.

This was the third in a series of four related cases against Khan. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has already been acquitted in two cases of poaching. A fourth case is being heard.

All the four cases date back to 1998 when Khan was in Jodhpur during a location shoot for his popular film "Hum Saath Saath Hain." In 2007, he spent a week in jail in Jodhpur before being granted bail in the cases.

In 2006, a trial court had convicted the actor in two related cases of poaching of chinkara deer and sentenced him to five years in prison. However, the Rajasthan High Court suspended the sentence the following year, and eventually acquitted him last year. The case is now in the Supreme Court.

Khan, who is one of Bollywood's biggest stars, is not new to controversies. In 2015, he was acquitted after being charged with running over and killing a homeless man in a driving accident in Mumbai. The state government of Maharashtra has challenged the order in the Supreme Court.

source: Xinhua

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