Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been sentenced to two years and a fine of 50,000 INR by a Jodhpur court on Thursday for the 1998 blackbuck poaching case.
According to a report by CNN, other Bollywood actors such as Tabu, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre and Neelam were also initially accused, however were found to be not guilty.
The news has become viral online within a very short time span and there has been much discussion regarding the verdict;
https://twitter.com/Lawjeet1/status/981817474734702593
Many celebrities from the industry have come out online to show their support for Salman;
https://twitter.com/ANI/status/981830781319475200
https://twitter.com/SubhashGhai1/status/981825968388976640
https://twitter.com/rampalarjun/status/981836877685821445
https://twitter.com/ShindeShilpaS/status/981840886408597504
The general public and fans also had a lot to say regarding the entire debate.
With some sympathized with the actor;
https://twitter.com/NavedJafri_BOO/status/981845738803081216
https://twitter.com/suyyashrai/status/981830959103295488
Others had an entirely different point of view;
https://twitter.com/UlatDenge/status/981800684063547393
https://twitter.com/11_vivo/status/981785711174135809
