Salman Khan Case: Hero Worship and Law
Indians love to worship their heroes specially when the hero or heroine is a film star. I was perplexed to notice the reaction of general public and that of fraternity of Mumbai film industry who came out in open and ridiculed the verdict of District and Session Judge of Jodhpur who found actor Salman Khan guilty of killing two blackbucks in Jodhpur during a film shooting in 1998. The judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi pronounced Salman guilty on April 5 and sentenced his to 5 year jail term under Wild Life Protection Act on April 6, 2018. Today, April 7 the judge granted bail to Salman.
In three days, what one heard was an outcry against the conviction of the actor. Some termed the sentence “ too harsh” while others from the film industry said Salman does not deserve punishment since he is a...