Saif Ali Khan in Trouble With Interpol for Wild Boar Hunting in Bulgaria

Just a couple of months back, Saif Ali Khan has been acquitted in the two-decade-long Jodhpur blackbuck poaching, with the court placing most of the blame on the main accused, Salman Khan. But it looks the hunting for sport is something Saif Ali Khan loves to indulge in, despite the trouble the activity has brought him. If he has managed to escape from the blackbuck poaching case, then there is trouble for the actor on the horizon that too coming from a different country.

As per a report in Indian Express, Interpol has approached the Bandra police to take Saif Ali Khan for questioning for indulging in wild boar hunting without the required permission. The website quotes a media report, "It is not yet clear if the recorded statement has been forwarded to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s nodal agency for the Interpol. According to the police, Interpol has involved Saif because they have booked an agent organising ‘Big Game (hunting)’ in Bulgaria who, they suspect, illegally arranged hunt for the actor."

An official told the website, "The actor is a witness in a hunting case probed by the Bulgarian police. After the communication from the Interpol was received, the crime branch, Bandra unit, was asked to record the actor’s statement. A team of the Mumbai Crime Branch sleuths from the unit visited the actor’s suburban residence and recorded his statement.”

The website mention that if a foreign national visiting Bulgaria wants to indulge in wild boar hunting aka the Big Game, there are some set of regulations to be followed. First, they have to take a theory and practical hunting exam, and then get a permit for a fire-arm, which is to be used for sole hunting purposes. It is reported that since Saif Ali Khan had not followed these rules, he will be questioned about this.

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