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| Bollywood actor Khan is released | |
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| Bollywood star Salman Khan, jailed on a poaching charge, has been released from a prison in India's Rajasthan state. | |
| Khan spent less than a week in jail, following a five-year sentence imposed by a magistrate in 2006 for hunting a protected gazelle in 1998. | |
| Khan appealed against the order but was arrested last week when the appeal was rejected, and jailed in Jodhpur. | Khan appealed against the order but was arrested last week when the appeal was rejected, and jailed in Jodhpur. |
| He has now appealed to the High Court, which has given him bail while it considers the case. | He has now appealed to the High Court, which has given him bail while it considers the case. |
| The actor was also convicted in February last year for killing two protected black buck antelopes during a separate hunting trip in 1998. | The actor was also convicted in February last year for killing two protected black buck antelopes during a separate hunting trip in 1998. |
| The actor is due to fly back to Mumbai [Bombay] soon. | |
| Hit actor | Hit actor |
| 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 in connection with a 2002 hit-and-run case. | He is also facing trial in Mumbai in connection with a 2002 hit-and-run case. |
| Khan is accused of driving into a group of homeless people sleeping on a pavement, and faces 10 charges, including causing death by negligent driving. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts. | Khan is accused of driving into a group of homeless people sleeping on a pavement, and faces 10 charges, including causing death by negligent driving. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts. |
| Salman Khan is one of Bollywood's top actors who has starred in many hit films. | Salman Khan is one of Bollywood's top actors who has starred in many hit films. |
| He has a huge fan following across India and also among the Indian diaspora the world over. | He has a huge fan following across India and also among the Indian diaspora the world over. |