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Jodhpur, Jun 19: The district court on Monday reframed the charges against Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu for killing endangered blackbucks in Kankani village in 1998.

The charges for Salman Khan the have been framed under Section 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act; charges against Saif, Tabu, Sonali and Neelam have been framed under Section 52 of the Act. (Unlawful assembly and abetment of crime)

On February 17, the judge had sentenced the actor to a year in jail for killing a chinkara (a species of gazelle) in Bhavad village of the district in September 1998.

He was given a five-year sentence on April 10 for killing a rare blackbuck in Ghoda farms, also in the district, under Section 27 of Indian Arms Act and Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code.

Salman’s legal wrangle

•  1998 marked the beginning of Salman's legal troubles. Salman was involved in a Chinkara poaching case in Ghoda farms in Rajasthan.
•  In 1998, while in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, to shoot for a song sequence for Rajshri Films' Hum Saath Saath Hain, Salman and several co-stars went hunting in the nearby Thar Desert. The group strayed into a Bishnoi-dominated area, where Salman shot a black buck, a member of an endangered species that is illegal to hunt.
•  Rumors had always existed that Salman had physically abused his former girlfriend, Pakistani actress Somy Ali.
• In 1999, Aishwarya Rai’s family also fueled similar tales regarding his behaviour with Aishwarya.  
   In the complaint, the Rais stated that they “should not be held responsible for any untoward incident involving the actor.” 
• Salman Khan is also charged with killing a person and injuring four by ramming his car into a bakery in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002.
• Despite the fact that a policeman was in Khan's car (Khan had been receiving police protection due to death threats from the mafia), Khan absconded from the scene.
• He later claimed that he felt his life was threatened by the mob that formed after the accident, but some suspected he'd wanted to avoid a blood-alcohol test.