Salman Khan thanks his loved ones for their support during the Blackbuck case

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan thanked his loved ones for their support after he was sentenced and jailed after his conviction in the Blackbuck poaching prison two decades ago.


Last week, Salman was sentenced to five years in prison and spent two nights in the Jodhpur central jail before being released on bail.

The most recognizable and bankable actor in India was found guilty of hunting two blackbucks while working on the movie Hum Saath Saath Hain in 1998. He denied killing Blackbucks.

Four other Bollywood stars, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam Kothari, who were also indicted in the case, were acquitted for lack of evidence.

Film industry analysts say that Salman has almost $ 90 million in stake with at least three major projects under preparation.

The case, which has persecuted Salman for 20 years, has seen him arrested three times before.

In 1998, Salman spent a week in prison after being accused of using unlicensed weapons to shoot Blackbucks.

Salman was also convicted of killing gazelles on the same trip and served very brief periods in jail in 2006 and 2007, but was later acquitted on appeal.