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New Indian Express
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Rajasthan Government challenges acquittal of actors Saif, Tabu, others in Jodhpur's Blackbuck poaching case
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government has challenged the acquittal of Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam, and Sonali Bendre in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, in which superstar Salman Khan was convicted in 2018. The matter was heard on Friday in the Rajasthan High Court, where a plea for leave to appeal was taken up. Justice Manoj Kumar Garg directed that the case be listed along with other related matters. According to Advocate Mahipal Vishnoi, the incident occurred on 1 October 1998, during the shooting of the film Hum Saath-Saath Hain in Kankani village near Jodhpur. It was alleged that the actors, led by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, had hunted blackbucks, a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act. On 5 April 2018, the trial court convicted actor Salman Khan and sentenced him to five years in prison. However, co-accused Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam, Sonali Bendre, and a local man, Dushyant Singh, were acquitted due to lack of evidence and were given the benefit of the doubt. In its petition, the state government has sought permission to transfer related matters and include Salman Khan's conviction as part of the broader appeal—over seven years after the verdict was delivered in a Jodhpur court. The High Court has scheduled the next hearing for 28 July, when all related cases will be heard together. Following his conviction in April 2018, Salman Khan was sent to Jodhpur Central Jail. However, on 7 April 2018, the District and Sessions Court granted him conditional bail on a surety of Rs 50,000, and he was released the same day. Currently, he remains out on bail, while the case continues to be pending before the High Court. In 1998, a total of five cases were registered against actor Salman Khan and his co-stars, including Sonali Bendre, Tabu, Saif Ali Khan, Satish Shah, and some locals of Jodhpur, for allegedly hunting two blackbucks and one chinkara during the shooting of the film Hum Saath-Saath Hain.
Leader Live
15-05-2025
- Leader Live
Family of Irish backpacker killed in India welcome decision to hold inquest
Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana in Co Donegal, was found dead in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers, in March 2017. Local man Vikat Bhagat, 31, was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in India earlier this year. Ms McLaughlin, 28, had been celebrating Holi, a Hindu spring festival, at a nearby village. Her body was found the next day by a farmer in a field in a remote location. A post-mortem examination showed the former Liverpool John Moores University student suffered cerebral damage and constriction of the neck, causing her death. Weeks after the verdict in India, Ms McLaughlin's family solicitor Des Doherty applied to Attorney General Rossa Fanning to direct an inquest into her murder and rape, under Section 24(1) of the Coroners Act 1962. That has been granted. In a statement, Ms McLaughlin's mother Andrea welcomed the move. 'I am grateful to the Attorney General, who engaged with my solicitor as soon as an application was made that an inquest should be convened on the grounds that it would be advisable, and in the interests of justice,' she said. 'I also extend my thanks to the coroner for Donegal, for meeting with me and providing the confirmation that an inquest would now be opened. 'I understand and appreciate that the circumstances of Danielle's case, and the fact that she was killed when abroad make her case exceptional. 'It is very heartening that the relevant authorities, here in Ireland, showed their compassion and care in agreeing to and supporting the requirement for an inquest to be held in Donegal, Danielle's home, after the horrific events that ended her beautiful life thousands of miles away. 'My solicitor has begun the process of providing all the legal documentation and contacts that he holds in Danielle's case to the coroner so that this mayassist the coroner as he conducts his investigations, which will hopefully lead to a hearing in the months ahead.'
The Journal
15-05-2025
- The Journal
Family of murdered backpacker Danielle McLaughlin welcome Irish inquest into her death
THE FAMILY OF Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin, who was murdered in India, have welcomed a decision to hold an inquest into her death in Ireland. Danielle, who was from Buncrana in Co Donegal, was found dead in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers, in March 2017. Local man Vikat Bhagat, 31, was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in India earlier this year. Danielle, 28, had been celebrating Holi, a Hindu spring festival, at a nearby village. Her body was found the next day by a farmer in a field in a remote location. A post-mortem examination showed the former Liverpool John Moores University student suffered cerebral damage and constriction of the neck, causing her death. Advertisement Weeks after the verdict in India, Danielle's family solicitor Des Doherty applied to Attorney General Rossa Fanning to direct an inquest into her murder and rape, under Section 24(1) of the Coroners Act 1962. That has been granted. In a statement, Danielle's mother Andrea welcomed the move. 'I am grateful to the Attorney General, who engaged with my solicitor as soon as an application was made that an inquest should be convened on the grounds that it would be advisable, and in the interests of justice,' she said. 'I also extend my thanks to the coroner for Donegal, for meeting with me and providing the confirmation that an inquest would now be opened. 'I understand and appreciate that the circumstances of Danielle's case, and the fact that she was killed when abroad make her case exceptional. 'It is very heartening that the relevant authorities, here in Ireland, showed their compassion and care in agreeing to and supporting the requirement for an inquest to be held in Donegal, Danielle's home, after the horrific events that ended her beautiful life thousands of miles away. 'My solicitor has begun the process of providing all the legal documentation and contacts that he holds in Danielle's case to the coroner so that this may assist the coroner as he conducts his investigations, which will hopefully lead to a hearing in the months ahead.'
Extra.ie
15-05-2025
- Extra.ie
Danielle McLaughlin's family welcome decision to hold inquest
The family of an Irish backpacker who was murdered in India have welcomed a decision to hold an inquest into her death in Ireland. Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana in Co Donegal, was found dead in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers, in March 2017. Local man Vikat Bhagat, 31, was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in India earlier this year. Danielle McLaughlin. Ms McLaughlin, 28, had been celebrating Holi, a Hindu spring festival, at a nearby village. Her body was found the next day by a farmer in a field in a remote location. A post-mortem examination showed the former Liverpool John Moores University student suffered cerebral damage and constriction of the neck, causing her death. Danielle McLaughlin. Weeks after the verdict in India, Ms McLaughlin's family solicitor Des Doherty applied to Attorney General Rossa Fanning to direct an inquest into her murder and rape, under Section 24(1) of the Coroners Act 1962. That has been granted. In a statement, Ms McLaughlin's mother Andrea welcomed the move. 'I am grateful to the Attorney General, who engaged with my solicitor as soon as an application was made that an inquest should be convened on the grounds that it would be advisable, and in the interests of justice,' she said. Danielle McLaughlin. 'I also extend my thanks to the coroner for Donegal, for meeting with me and providing the confirmation that an inquest would now be opened. 'I understand and appreciate that the circumstances of Danielle's case, and the fact that she was killed when abroad make her case exceptional. 'It is very heartening that the relevant authorities, here in Ireland, showed their compassion and care in agreeing to and supporting the requirement for an inquest to be held in Donegal, Danielle's home, after the horrific events that ended her beautiful life thousands of miles away. 'My solicitor has begun the process of providing all the legal documentation and contacts that he holds in Danielle's case to the coroner so that this may assist the coroner as he conducts his investigations, which will hopefully lead to a hearing in the months ahead.'
Belfast Telegraph
15-05-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Family of Irish backpacker killed in India welcome decision to hold inquest
Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana in Co Donegal, was found dead in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers, in March 2017. Local man Vikat Bhagat, 31, was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in India earlier this year. Ms McLaughlin, 28, had been celebrating Holi, a Hindu spring festival, at a nearby village. Her body was found the next day by a farmer in a field in a remote location. A post-mortem examination showed the former Liverpool John Moores University student suffered cerebral damage and constriction of the neck, causing her death. Weeks after the verdict in India, Ms McLaughlin's family solicitor Des Doherty applied to Attorney General Rossa Fanning to direct an inquest into her murder and rape, under Section 24(1) of the Coroners Act 1962. That has been granted. In a statement, Ms McLaughlin's mother Andrea welcomed the move. 'I am grateful to the Attorney General, who engaged with my solicitor as soon as an application was made that an inquest should be convened on the grounds that it would be advisable, and in the interests of justice,' she said. 'I also extend my thanks to the coroner for Donegal, for meeting with me and providing the confirmation that an inquest would now be opened. 'I understand and appreciate that the circumstances of Danielle's case, and the fact that she was killed when abroad make her case exceptional. 'It is very heartening that the relevant authorities, here in Ireland, showed their compassion and care in agreeing to and supporting the requirement for an inquest to be held in Donegal, Danielle's home, after the horrific events that ended her beautiful life thousands of miles away. 'My solicitor has begun the process of providing all the legal documentation and contacts that he holds in Danielle's case to the coroner so that this mayassist the coroner as he conducts his investigations, which will hopefully lead to a hearing in the months ahead.'
