Indian Court Finds Bollywood Actor Salman Khan Guilty of Poaching

Indian Bollywood actor Salman Khan (C) leaves the airport in Jodphur on his way to a court to give a statement related to a poaching case dating back almost 20 years, in Jodhpur on March 10, 2016. / AFP / - Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images

NEW DELHI—An Indian court found Bollywood movie star Salman Khan guilty in a poaching case dating from 1998, a verdict that could derail the career of one of the country’s most popular actors.

Khan was found guilty on Thursday, April 5 of violating the country’s wildlife law in a case of poaching a blackbuck, an endangered species of antelope. He has been jailed for 5 years, a lawyer said.