Jodhpur: Bollywood actor Salman Khan was acquitted today in a case linked to the alleged killing of black bucks 18 years ago, by a court here which gave the actor the benefit of doubt.

This was one of the four cases against the actor where he had been charged case under sections 3/25 and 3/27 of the Arms Act for allegedly keeping and using the fire arms with expired licence in the poaching of blackbucks in Kankani near Jodhpur on October 1-2, 1998.

Khan arrived here last evening alongwith his sister Alveera.

More details awaited.