New Delhi: The judge hearing the Arms Act case against Salman Khan has recused himself. Judge Vijay Vishnoi has refused to hear the case and conveyed this to the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.
The Chief justice will now have to appoint a new judge in the case.
While recording his statement on April 29 in Jodhpur Court, Salman Khan said that he is innocent. He further added that he is being framed over the illegal arms case in connection with blackbuck poaching.
The actor has been accused of using an unlicensed weapon to poach two blackbucks during the shooting of a film in 1998.
Salman and a few other Bollywood stars were accused of poaching blackbucks on the midnight of October 1-2, 1998 during the shooting of Hindi movie 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'.
Two blackbucks, a protected animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, were killed on the outskirts of Kankani village near Jodhpur.
Salman is accused of carrying and using illegal arms. He is also alleged to have been carrying arms with expired licence. A police complaint was filed against him on charges of being involved in hunting the protected blackbucks.
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