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Aamir Khan had asked for a chinkara for a scene in Lagaan.
The minister has handed over his resignation to Patil, who is the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, sources in Atram's office said.
Gujarat forest department has sent a notice to Khan for allegedly violating the Wildlife Act.
The FSL team had collected samples of blood-soaked soil from Ujalia Bhakar where a chinkara was allegedly killed by the actor in 1998.
"I stick to the statement I made before the magistrate 18 years ago that Salman got off the car and shot the deer"
Do you feel it is okay for government agencies to let terrorists roam free and be more concerned about Chinkara gazelles?
In the movie Lagaan, shooting was held mostly in Kutch, Chinkara footage was taken without the permission of the forest department, the sources said. A Bhuj court had issued bailable warrants against Aamir Khan, director of the movie Ashutosh Gowarikar, Aamir's former wife Reena Dutta, executive director Srinivas Rao and photographer Ashok Mehta on March 27.
Former Maharashtra minister Dharamrao Baba Atram, charged with killing of a chinkara deer, was on Friday arrested by Forest Department officials at Bhor in Pune district.Atram surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Forest Department office on Thursday, meeting the deadline set by the Bombay High Court after it rejected his anticipatory bail plea.The arrest took place after two days of intensive interrogation of the Nationalist Congress Party leader, by forest officers.
Three heads of chinkaras and uncooked meat were on Friday seized from an Army tank repair unit in Barmer in Rajasthan, after which it ordered a Court of Inquiry (CoI) to investigate the matter.
A Sessions court in Pune granted bail on Monday, to former Maharashtra minister Dharmarao Baba Atram, charged with killing a Chinkara under the Wildlife Act.
The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail application of former Maharashtra minister Dharmarao Atram in a chinkara poaching case and asked him to surrender by August 28.
A manhunt has been launched for former Maharashtra minister Dharmarao Baba Atram, wanted in a Chinkara poaching case, after he dodged a 100-strong team of forest department during an appearance in Pune court, which it rejected his anticipatory bail plea.
Justice Harsha Devani also stayed the bailable arrest warrants issued by the lower court against the five, including film's director Ashutosh Gowarikar. The HC issued notice to state forest department and adjourned the hearing to April 25. The complaint against Khan and others was filed in the court By Deputy Forest Officer J V Vyas, as they had not responded to the several notices sent by the Forest Department asking them to remain present for questioning, sources said.
Cheetahs have coexisted with leopards and lions in Africa, but some officials in India consider the high leopard population in Kuno and Gandhi Sagar a problem as it would "reduce the prey biomass for cheetahs".
'It's a natural phenomenon and there is nothing to worry about. But I must tell you that every cheetah which has been released in Kuno is monitored round the clock'
How many such cases are there against Salman Khan? What is their status?
Admitting Rajasthan government's request for an urgent hearing against actor Salman Khan's acquittal in the twin cases of Chinkara poaching, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Bollywood superstar.
The Rajasthan government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the high court verdict acquitting Bollywood actor Salman Khan in a case of Chinkara poaching in Jodhpur on the ground that the judgment suffered from "legal infirmities".
Here's a recap of the cases against the 'Being Human' star.
Vincent van der Merwe cautioned that the reintroduction project is going to see even higher mortalities in the next few months when cheetahs try to establish territories and come face to face with leopards and tigers in the Kuno National Park.
The court held that the pellets recovered from the Chinkaras were not fired from Khan's licensed gun.
The witness, driver of the vehicle in which the actor was travelling when the alleged incidents had taken place, surfaced after the high court verdict.
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Lagaan's dream run on screen and off it is a much needed reminder of winning against all odds in these pandemic ravaged times, notes Sukanya Verma.
He also marked his presence before a lower court of the city hearing another case of hunting a black buck and a case under Arms Act against him.
The actor will now fly to Austria and the Czech Republic for filming feature film Yuvraj.
The case is against Salman Khan for killing chinkara.
While calling for the case records, the judge deferred the hearing and ordered that it be listed for tomorrow.
He was convicted for poaching chinkara.
In April 2006 Khan had been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000, after which the actor went in appeal against the order.
Here are brief details of the four cases against actor Salman Khan in Jodhpur.
They feel the court had let off the Ansal brothers by booking them under a lenient Section 304A rather than Section 304.
Justice H R Panwar ordered the release of the 41-year-old star in the chinkara poaching case after directing him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and two surety bonds of Rs 50,000.
The Rajastan Government objects to a one-year jail term.
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