Salman cleared in 2 poaching cases

JODHPUR: The Rajasthan high court acquitted Bollywood star Salman Khan on Monday in two cases of deer poaching, a huge relief for the popular but controversial actor who has had several run-ins with the law in the past.

The court said the prosecution failed to prove the charges against Salman and that the evidence was too thin for convicting the actor in the nearly 18-yearold cases of killing Chinkaras or Indian gazelles.

Justice Nirmaljeet Kaur overturned two trial court verdicts that had handed the actor one and five years’ imprisonment. Salman has spent 13 days behind bars so far.