Salman Khan is currently trending. While the actor has been released on bail with regard to a decades old case, the controversy surrounding his arrest is still going strong.
In October 1998, the cast of Hum Saath Saath Hain, including Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam Soni and Tabu, went hunting in the wilderness of Rajasthan where they were shooting for the film.
All the actors were in the vehicle which was being driven by Salman, who allegedly shot the two blackbucks.
While Sonali, Saif, Neelam and Tabu had been acquitted due to lack of evidence, Salman was sentenced to a two-year imprisonment.
In a recent development, an eyewitness claimed that it was, in fact, Tabu who provoked and encouraged Salman to pull the trigger. In an earlier interview, Salman had claimed that he was not the one to shoot the blackbuck and maintained innocence. However, he refused to name the person who did.
Echoing this, actor, Simi Garewal, in a tweet stated that Salman did not shoot the animal and he was “protecting someone for silly, emotional reasons.”
“Of one thing I am dead sure, Salman Khan would NEVER EVER harm any animal. He loves them too much. The real culprit should be exposed. 20 years is too long to bear someone else’s cross,” she wrote on Twitter when the verdict was announced.
Of one thing I am dead sure..@BeingSalmanKhan would NEVER EVER harm any animal. He loves them too much. The real culprit should be exposed. 20 years is too long to bear someone else’s cross..
— Simi Garewal (@Simi_Garewal) April 5, 2018
She then followed up with a tweet which read, “The charity, the generosity etc of Salman Khan is irrelevant here. What is all-important is the fact that he did NOT pull the trigger! He did NOT commit the crime. He is protecting someone for silly emotional reasons. Even at a HUGE cost to himself.”
The charity, the generosity etc of @BeingSalmanKhan is irrelevant here. What is all-important is the fact that he did NOT pull the trigger! He did NOT commit the crime. He is protecting someone for silly emotional reasons. Even at a HUGE cost to himself. https://t.co/aJLdn129WH
— Simi Garewal (@Simi_Garewal) April 6, 2018
One does wonder who the real culprit it then.
