By YKA Staff:
In what is beginning to seem like a trend, Salman Khan has been acquitted from yet another high-profile case. For those not keeping check of the numerous missteps, misdeeds and allegations against Bollywood’s very own ‘Sultan’, this time Bhai has, once again, evaded the wrath of the Indian judiciary, for two separate incidents in 1998, where he was charged with allegedly shooting two blackbucks and a chinkara. At the time, Bhai was shooting for “Hum Saath Saath Hain” in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Last year, Bhai’s conviction in a hit-and-run case, where he ran over a homeless man, was overturned by the Bombay High Court. This is currently being challenged in the Supreme Court.
So right now, the score is: protected animal species – 0, homeless people – 0, Bhai and his magnanimity – 2. Would things would have gone a different way had there been a ‘chinkara raksha dal’?
As you can probably imagine, Twitterverse had a funny, yet poignant, take on things.
Some plausible scenarios were floated:
https://twitter.com/adiidande/status/757474417907675136
https://twitter.com/anjali_lukose/status/757474231072555008
Salman Khan acquitted in poaching case after 18 years.
Probably because all the victim's friends and relatives have already died of old age.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) July 25, 2016
Shining some light on what’s really messed up:
So who killed the #Blackbuck and chinkara? Will they ever get justice? What is happening to India's judiciary? Sad for the animals.
— Neha Jain (@lifesciexplore) July 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/kumarbharath10/status/757470399005335552
2017 Eid release, maybe?
https://twitter.com/3iedRaven/status/757469244489621506
Gotta catch ‘em all.
Salman Khan ko toh Pokemon Go mein sabse top ka Pokemon bana dena chahiye! Koi pakad ke toh dikhaaye! Har jagah se bach jaata hai! [via FB]
— Pritam Kumar Sinha (@BihariBritish) July 25, 2016
Translation – Salman Khan should become the top Pokemon in Pokemon Go. No one can ever catch him.
Fact or fiction? Hard to tell.
https://twitter.com/Vishj05/status/757444643227246592
Suicide note of the Blackbuck will be produced today in court. https://t.co/IocQIbDjbV
— || हिंदुस्थान || (@vyangyanik) July 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/national_aunty/status/757460105642270720
you people are making a mountain out of a molehill. It had an illicit relation with a white buck and it was an honour killing.
— Dipan Ghosh (@dipanghosh) July 25, 2016
Bhaag Blackbuck Bhaag!
#blackbuck has no right to be in the path of #bullet same like poor people has no right to sleep on footpath. #InnocentBhai #BhaiRoxx
— Dr PulmoPeeps,MD,EDARM 🫁 (@Daktarsab) July 25, 2016
How can we not have someone playing defense?
https://twitter.com/suchisharma1710/status/757471288499679232
Still wondering about what happened? This illustration by Maitri Dore seems to put it all in perspective.
