Popular Bollywood superstar, Salman Khan was on Saturday granted bail, allowing him to contest a five-year prison sentence for killing endangered wildlife two decades ago. According to Pulse, Khan, one of the world's highest-paid actors, spent two nights in jail after a court on Thursday found him guilty of killing rare antelopes known as black bucks on a hunting trip while shooting a movie in 1998.
Mahesh Bora, a lawyer for Khan, told reporters a judge had signed off his bail on a bond of 50,000 rupees ($770). Media reports said the 52-year-old action movie star should be able to leave Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan state before the end of Sunday.
Prosecution lawyer Mahipal Bishnoi told reporters that Khan would now have to appear in court on May 7. Reacting to the development, animal rights group PETA said it was disappointed with Khan's bail. Manilal Valliyate, CEO of PETA India in a statement said
"While Salman Khan gets to go back home to his movie star life for now, black bucks were made to pay the highest price, with their lives."
