Blackbuck case: Salman Khan to appear before court, amid death threats

Bollywood actor Salman Khan will appear before a Jodhpur court in the blackbuck poaching case on Friday amid a death threat by a gangster. The death threat was issued by gangster 'Garry Shooter', who belongs to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, through a Facebook post on September 16.

Blackbuck poaching case: 

Salman Khan had filed a plea against his conviction by a lower court, which had sentenced him to five years in jail. During a hearing on July 4, Sessions Court Judge Chandra Kumar Songara had directed him to appear before the court on September 27, failing which his bail plea may be cancelled.

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However, there are apprehensions that the actor may not appear though police have claimed to put in place adequate security measures."Due to a similar threat by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in February last year, Salman Khan had shelved his plan of appearing before the court," said a police official. Prosecution counsel Mahipal Bishnoi said the court had verbally asked Salman Khan's counsel to make him appear in the court during the last hearing. The actor has not appeared before the court since May last year when he was granted bail.

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During the last hearing, the defense counsel had sought exemption for Salman Khan from appearing in the court, after which the court asked the actor to be present before it as he had been absent since the beginning of the hearing on his plea.

Salman Khan is accused of killing two blackbucks during the shooting of a film in Jodhpur in 1998

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On the professional front: 

 Salman Khan will next be seen in the film, 'Dabangg 3.' 

Apart from him, the Dabangg 3 cast includes Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Sudeep, Mahie Gill among others. The film which has been one of the most awaited film of the year is directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by the Khan brothers. Reports state that actor Salman Khan will perform a scene in the film bearing his shirtless muscular torso. 

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