PTI
 
Jodhpur, Apr 13: After spending three days in the Central Jail in Jodhpur for killing an endangered animal, Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan on Thursday secured bail from a local court here.

The 40-year-old actor, who was sent to jail after being sentenced to five years imprisonment for killing a chinkara in September 1998, was given bail by district and sessions judge G S Surana.

The judge directed him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each while granting him bail.

A large number of Salman’s fans and supporters, who had gathered outside the court since morning, reacted in jubilation when they heard that he had been granted bail. Police had a tough time in controlling the crowd and had to resort to a mild lathi charge.

Salman was not present in court when the judge granted him bail, after lengthy arguments from both prosecution and defence lawyers. He had appeared before the court earlier in the day in connection with his appeal against another poaching case in which he has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment.

The actor’s brother Suhail Khan, sister Alivera, his friend and model-turned-actress Katrina Kaif and a number of Bollywood personalities including Govinda, David Dhawan and Sajiid Nadiadwala were present in court.

His lawyers said that they would try to complete the formalities so that the actor is released from the jail by evening.