Salman, Saif summoned by Jodhpur court in Black Buck poaching case

Creating troubles for Bollywood star Salman Khan and three other famous Bollywood stars, Jodhpur court has summoned them to appear before it on February 4 for chargeframing in the 14 years old Black Buck poaching case. According to defence counsel Hastimal Saraswat said, the lower court had framed Salman Khan under relevant sections of the Wildlife Act, the Arms Act and the IPC while the others, whereas actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Neelam, Dushyant Singh and Dinesh Gawre were framed under the Wildlife act and the IPC. On a revision petition, the session court discharged Salman Khan from Section 27 (illegal possession of arms) of the Arms Act and 148 (rioting with deadly weapons) of IPC whereas the others were discharged of section 51 (causing harm to wildlife) of Wildlife Act and both under 147 (punishment for rioting) and 149 (unlawful assembly of persons) of IPC. Two endangered Black Bucks were allegedly poached on the intervening night of 1-2 October, 1998, at Kankani village near Jodhpur during the shooting ofHum Saath Saath Hain.