Salman Khan Faces Backlash As Bishnoi Community Burns Effigies Over Poaching Controversy; Salim Khan Claims His Son Is ‘Innocent’

The Bishnoi community on Friday burnt the effigy of Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father and film director Salim Khan, expressing resentment against the latter's statement that his son was "innocent" in the blackbuck poaching case. Salman Khan Death Threat: Jharkhand Man Posing As Member of Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Issues Apology for Threatening Message to Bollywood Superstar.

Though the actor has been acquitted in the case, the Bishnoi community wants him to apologise for poaching blackbuck.

Bishnoi Community Expresses Anger by Burning Effigies of Salman Khan and Salim Khan

Recently, Salim Khan said that his son had not hunted the blackbuck.

Several people from the community participated in the protest staged in Jodhpur. They gathered at different places on the occasion of Bishnoi Dharma Sthapana Diwas.

The community members said that if Salman Khan did not hunt the blackbuck, then why lawyers from Delhi, Mumbai and Jodhpur were called to fight his case?

They protested against Salman Khan and warned that if the actor did not apologise, a movement would be launched by Sanatan Hindu Samaj.

Bishnoi community said that Salman Khan's father claimed that his son did not hunt the blackbuck, so why did he come here?

"We are Bishnois, we do not defame anyone just like that. When the case was registered 26 years ago, many dignitaries including the then MLA of the Bishnoi community were present. Salim Khan cannot mislead people by giving false statements," they said.

"The entire community was hurt by Salim Khan's statement. We will make all-out efforts to ensure justice was delivered in the Blackbuck case. We will also protest by taking to the streets," they said.

People of the community also said that Lawrence Bishnoi belongs to their community and follows all 29 rules set by the community.

Salman has recently received threats from gangster Lawrence Bishnoi after which his security was stepped up.

The Mumbai Police said that Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol Bishnoi was in touch with shooters who killed NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique outside his son's office on October 12. Salman Khan Death Threat: Man Behind Recent Warning to Superstar Issues Apology Through Message to Mumbai Police, Calling It a ‘Mistake’.

The 66-year-old NCP leader was shot dead by three men while he was bursting crackers on the occasion of Dussehra.

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