JODHPUR: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was granted bail on Saturday, allowing him to contest a five-year prison sentence for killing endangered wildlife two decades ago. Mahesh Bora, a lawyer for Khan, told reporters a judge had signed off his bail on a bond of 50,000 rupees ($770). Bollywood actor Salman Khan (2nd L) arrives at a court in Jodhpur in the western state of Rajasthan, India, April 5, 2018. “While Salman Khan gets to go back home to his movie star life for now, black bucks were made to pay the highest price, with their lives,” Manilal Valliyate, CEO of PETA India, said in a statement. His lawyers claim the black bucks died of natural causes such as overeating, claiming there was no evidence the animals were shot.

Source: New Strait Times April 07, 2018 10:18 UTC