The Rajasthan Government has moved in the Supreme Court and has filed and application against High Court’s order of Salman Khan’s acquittal in two Chinkara poaching cases happened in 1998.

The additional advocate general of Rajasthan, Shivmangal Sharma while speaking to a news agency said that the hearing on the special leave petition is likely to be scheduled for sometime after the Diwali vacations.

“This has been a long pending case and hence should soon reach its end,” said Rajasthan’s Home Minister Gulab Chand.

An animal activist S. Bishnoi said, “I am happy with the Rajasthan government’s move to file the petition.”

According to the reports Salman Khan had allegedly killed two chinkaras in Jodhpur during the shoot of his film, Hum Hum Saath Hain.

“We expect everyone should be treated equally, humans or animals,” said PETA’s Poorva Joshipura.

Activist Vimul Shah said, “It is a welcome move and a great precedence. There should be strong action against Salman Khan. Rajasthan government should be well-prepared this time.”

“This time Rajasthan government should come up with a water-tight case,” said activist Mahipal Bishnoi.

Earlier, the High Court had acquitted Salman Khan from the case as police failed to prove that a deer has even died as no carcass was found. The police also could not prove that whether the weapon used for alleged hunt or the place where the incident happened.

By Prajakt K