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A court in India has upheld the sentencing of Bollywood star Salman Khan in a case of poaching. Bollywood star Salman Khan has been placed under police arrest in India after a Rajasthan court upheld a prison sentence passed upon him for poaching.
Khan had asked the court to set aside a five-year jail term, issued in April 2006 for hunting a protected gazelle on a trip to Rajasthan in 1998. Khan had asked the court to overturn a five-year jail term, issued in 2006 for hunting a protected gazelle in 1998.
Khan, one of Bollywood's top actors, was not present in the court in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city when the judge upheld the sentence. The actor was arrested when he arrived in Jodhpur, a day after the ruling.
The court said that the actor should be sent to prison immediately. He had flown in from his home in Mumbai (Bombay) - where he said that as a responsible citizen he intended to surrender - and was mobbed by fans.
Khan's lawyers told reporters that the actor would appeal against the sentence in a higher court. Khan's lawyers have told reporters the actor will appeal against the sentence in a higher court.
The court had found Khan guilty of killing a gazelle in September 1998 while he was shooting a film in the area. Khan is one of Bollywood's top stars
Khan was sentenced by the same court in February last year to one year for killing two protected black buck antelopes during a separate hunting trip in 1998.Khan was sentenced by the same court in February last year to one year for killing two protected black buck antelopes during a separate hunting trip in 1998.
The poaching cases are not Salman Khan's only brush with the law.The poaching cases are not Salman Khan's only brush with the law.
He is also facing trial in Mumbai (Bombay) in a 2002 hit-and-run case. He is also facing trial in Mumbai in a 2002 hit-and-run case.
One person was killed and three others injured when Khan allegedly drove into a group of homeless people sleeping on a pavement.One person was killed and three others injured when Khan allegedly drove into a group of homeless people sleeping on a pavement.
Khan faces 10 charges, including causing death by negligent driving which carries two years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts.Khan faces 10 charges, including causing death by negligent driving which carries two years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts.