Salman Khan, Satish Shah appear before Jodhpur court

Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Satish Shah, accused in the 1998 black buck poaching case, on Saturday appeared before a local court in Jodhpur and denied their involvement in the killing of protected wild animals.

Khan and Shah, who along with eight other co-accused appeared before Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Brijendra Kumar Jain, told the court they had not killed any protected animals on the night of September 26 and 27, 1998.

After hearing the statements of the accused the CJM fixed July 16 as the final date of hearing.

A case against Khan, Shah and eight others was registered in Mathania police station on a complaint by Bishnoi community accusing them of killing two black bucks during their visit to Jodhpur for shooting of a film.

The court fixed June 7 as the next date of hearing in another case of poaching of black bucks on September 28 and 29 in 1998, in which both Khan and Shah are accused.

The second case against the Bollywood actors was filed in Bhawad police outpost in 1998.