Salman Khan acquited by Jodhpur court in arms act case linked to blackbuck poaching

A Jodhpur sessions court acquited Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the 1999 arms act case during a hearing on Wednesday. Besides the cases of poaching of endangered antelopes under Wildlife (Protection) Act, a case under sections 3/25 and 3/27 of the Arms Act was filed against Khan for allegedly keeping and using the fire arms with expired licence in the poaching of blackbucks in Kankani near Jodhpur on October 1-2, 1998.