JODHPUR: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan - convicted for killing two endangered blackbucks 20 years ago - will have to spend another night in Jodhpur Central Jail as Qaidi (prisoner) No. 106, after a court on Friday said his bail plea hearing would continue on Saturday. The court on Thursday found him guilty of killing two blackbucks in 1998 and sentenced him to five years in jail. Four other Bollywood stars, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam Kothari, were acquitted for lack of evidence. While delivering the verdict in the blackbuck poaching case, the judge said, "The way the accused killed two innocent black bucks in violation of the wildlife laws...he is a film star, people emulate him... there has been a rise in poaching incidents, so leniency is not justified." Salman Khan did not appear before the court on Friday. His lawyer reached the Jodhpur sessions court on Friday morning with a 51-page bail application.
Salman Khan, 52, was taken to Jodhpur Central Jail on Thursday evening, hours after he was convicted in the blackbuck poaching case. There is massive security at the jail because of the superstar's presence.
Salman hasn't been taking his incarceration in Jodhpur well. According to a source, "First, Salman's medical examination was done. While his blood pressure was normal, his mental state was disturbed.