Salman Khan Blackbuck Case. Old video of 1998 black buck hunting case goes viral on Salman Khan’s 60th birthday. While giving his statement at the police station, Salman said, “I will fall asleep while writing.” Bishnoi community had complained, he was sentenced to 5 years, but was released on bail.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has turned 60. On the birthday of Salman Khan, born on 27 December 1965, an old video of him is going viral, which was from the time when he was recording his statement in the black buck poaching case. It can be seen in the video that Salman is sitting in the police station and writing his statement. Apart from him, another person is also present in the police station, who is probably a witness in this case. Salman is wearing a black shirt and he looks a bit tired.
Salman Khan’s old video goes viral fast
In the video, a man wearing a Rajasthani turban is giving his testimony, which has been translated into English. The person is pointing towards Salman and saying that he was in the front seat and was driving. Two more men were sitting behind him. According to him, the person sitting behind gave a gun in Salman’s hand and asked him to shoot. After this one deer fell on the ground and the rest ran away. After this the man signed his statement and then Salman was asked for his reply. He expressed his disagreement and started giving his statement in writing. During this time, when Salman was asked to write another page, he said. “I will fall asleep while writing.”
What is the issue of blackbuck hunting?
This incident happened in 1998, when Salman Khan was shooting for his film ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ in Rajasthan. At that time he was accused of hunting two black bucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur. The Bishnoi community consider these black deer (also known as Chinkara) to be the incarnation of their community’s founder Guru Jambheshwar and worship them. He had filed a police complaint against this victim. Along with Salman, the names of his co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu were also mentioned in this complaint. In 2018, except Salman, all the accused were acquitted by the court. Salman was sentenced to 5 years in jail and a fine of Rs 10,000 was imposed on him. However, after spending two nights in jail, he got bail from Jodhpur High Court.
Talking about work front, Salman Khan’s next film is ‘Battle of Galwan’, which will be released in 2026. This film, being made under the direction of Apoorva Lakhia, is based on a true incident, in which Chitrangada Singh will also play an important role along with Salman.