Bollywood star Salman Khan has been sentenced to two years in prison for poaching rare deer on a wildlife preserve two decades ago.
The 52-year-old actor denied shooting two blackbuck deer in the western India preserve of Bishnoi while shooting a film in 1998.
He was in court for the ruling in the Indian city of Jodhpur on Thursday. It is understood he plans to appeal the conviction in a higher court.
Four other stars facing poaching accusations alongside Khan - Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam - were acquitted.
They were in the jeep that Khan was believed to be driving during the hunt. Tabu and Neelam both use just one name.
There were 28 witnesses in the case, including local Bishnoi villagers, who are said to have fled their huts after hearing gunshots.
He was originally convicted over allegations of deer poaching in 2006, receiving a sentence of five years in jail.
After spending one week in jail, however, Khan's sentence was suspended by the Rajasthan High Court.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri sentenced Khan under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, under which the blackbuck is an endangered species.
Khan, the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, rose to prominence in 2012 with a series of action films, including Ek Tha Tiger and Kick, both of which rank among the highest grossing Indian films of all time.
Additional reporting by the Associated Press
