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No respite for Salman Khan
27th Aug 2007 14.00 IST
By Agencies

The Rajasthan High Court today deferred the hearing of jailed Bollywood superstar Salman Khan 's revision petition and bail plea till Wednesday.

Salman has already spent three sleepless nights at the central jail in Jodhpur as he anxiously awaited the Rajasthan High Court decision on his revision and bail pleas following his incarceration for hunting an endangered deer.

The celebrity prisoner, who was sentenced to five years in prison for hunting an endangered deer nine years ago in a village near Jodhpur, surrendered himself to Rajasthan Police Saturday following an arrest warrant.

"His sisters Alvira and Arpita are here. They want to take Salman back to Mumbai for Rakhi. But if the case is not heard, they will seek permission from the court to tie rakhi in prison," a source close to Salman's family said.

According to a source in the jail, the actor is not eating much, mosquitoes were troubling him and he had spent a sleepless second night in prison.

Salman, who is prisoner No. 343 of Jodhpur central jail, once again had gur (jaggery), channa (roasted gram) and tea for breakfast Monday. "He got up early in the morning, did some exercises and was offered the usual breakfast," the source told.

Meanwhile, some of his ardent fans prayed at the dargah of Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer, hoping for his early release.

On Sunday, Salman did have some reason to cheer when three of his near and dear ones were allowed to visit him and spend over 20 minutes with him.

Jail authorities had given special permission to Salman's brother Arbaaz Khan , his sister Alvira and close friend Katrina Kaif to meet Salman.

Salman has been convicted of poaching a chinkara deer at the Ghoda farm near Jodhpur on the night of September 28, 1998, while filming Sooraj Barjatya 's blockbuster Hum Saath Saath Hain .

On Friday, the district and sessions court in Jodhpur had dismissed the actor's plea against the five-year jail term handed by the chief judicial magistrate's court.

In April last year, Salman had filed an appeal in the district and sessions court against the judgment of the lower court. The court had found Salman guilty under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

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