Salman Khan acquitted in Arms Act case

Jodhpur : After 18 years of legal battle in the alleged black buck and chinkara poaching cases, a local court on Wednesday acquitted actor Salman Khan in the Arms Act case lodged in October 1988 giving him the benefit of doubt. Chief Judicial Magistrate Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit announced the judgment within minutes of the actor’s arrival in the court.A case was registered against Khan under the Arms Act in October 1988 for allegedly possessing arms without a valid licence during alleged poaching of black bucks at Kankani village near Jodhpur.The case was filed by the forest department.Salman’s sister Alveera was present in the court.