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- By Parinda News Bureau, February 28, 2006, 11:38 IST
Jodhpur: Ten days after he was sentenced to a year in prison in a Chinkara poaching case, Salman Khan, along with four other Bollywood stars, including Saif Ali Khan and Tabu, was charged in a local court in another case relating to hunting of black bucks.
All the seven accused in the case - Sonali Bendre, Neelam, Salman, Saif, Tabu and two others were present in the court of Judicial Magistrate Dalpat Singh Raj Purohit when the charges were read out.
The charges were framed against Salman, the main accused, under provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act and under Section 147 of the IPC. Two Jodhpur residents, Dushyant Singh and Dinesh Ghawre, have been accused of abetting the crime. Tabu, Sonali and Neelam reached the town on Sunday while Salman Khan arrived on Monday and appeared in court in the afternoon. All the accused pleaded not guilty and preferred to go on trial in the case. The stars also requested exemption from personal appearance. According to the Public Prosecutor N K Sankhla, there was prima facie evidence against the accused.
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