Bollywood star Khan gets bail after serving two days in jail for poaching
By Reuters
10 April 2018 |
4:27 am
Bollywood star Salman Khan, jailed on Thursday for five years for poaching, was granted bail by an Indian court on Saturday in a case being followed by tens of millions of fans and a movie industry that banks heavily on his popularity.
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