Bollywood Star Khan Gets Bail After Serving Two Days in Jail for Poaching

Bollywood Star Khan Gets Bail After Serving Two Days in Jail for Poaching
Bollywood actor Salman Khan (2nd L) arrives at a court in Jodhpur in the western state of Rajasthan, India, April 5, 2018. Reuters/Stringer
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MUMBAI—Bollywood star Salman Khan, jailed on Thursday for five years for poaching, was granted bail by an Indian court on Saturday, April 7, in a case being followed by tens of millions of fans and a movie industry that banks heavily on his popularity.

The actor will be freed from jail on Saturday after completing the necessary formalities, his lawyer Mahesh Bora told reporters.