Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane supports Salman Khan, Twitter explodes

New Delhi: Superstar Salman Khan has been convicted in the 20-year-old blackbuck poaching case. The actor was sentenced to 5-year jail term by the Jodhpur sessions court on April 5, 2018. After the verdict came out, the superstar was taken directly to the Central Jail where he spent the night.

Meanwhile, as soon as the verdict was announced, social media was flooded with mixed reactions on Salman getting a 5-year-long jail term. Several celebrities too thronged Twitter and Instagram to extend their support to the film star. Not just from Bollywood but even in Pakistan, Salman's conviction shocked the celebrities.

Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane took to the micro-blogging site and backed the superstar and called him a 'good human being'. She wrote: “In a world with no “NO” human rights, a great human being is being punished for killing an animal umpteen years ago under animal rights. Bash me all you want, but there’s something completely wrong about it.. mind you such human beings are our saving grace! #SalmanKhanVerdict”

In a world with no “NO” human rights, a great human being is being punished for killing an animal umpteen years ago under animal rights. Bash me all you want, but there’s something completely wrong about it.. mind you such human beings are our saving grace! #SalmanKhanVerdict — MAWRA HOCANE (@MawraHocane) April 5, 2018

The actress's tweet garnered mixed reactions as some called her gesture a publicity stunt to gain a project while others backed her.

Check out some reactions here:

Picture chahiye to kuch to krna padega? — राघव SRKIAN (@iamraghav_) April 5, 2018

Thanks for being a sensible voice, Ushna 
And we all agree, each and every individual/animal/creature counts. Nothing and no one is insignificant and no act of injustice done, even if eons ago, can go unpunished. — Zeeshan Fatima Rizvi (@Shanzzify246) April 5, 2018

You also Supported Salman Back in May 2015 on Your official Instagram account @mawrellous and Personal FB ACCOUNT Mawra Hussain . Looks like you are a die hard fan of #salmankhan mawiee  pic.twitter.com/AnGLEsxYGa — RkAkGlobalfan (@DanishA25310538) April 5, 2018

poor Celman Khan — Jinx! (@PakCricFanatik) April 5, 2018

Don't be emotional you loves him i also loves salman khan but save tree save water save wind life and wind animals these are very important to us even if i cut a green tree in india then I will also punished as per as law no one is above the law — vikas gaurav (@vikasgaurav12) April 5, 2018

Well Said  — RkAkGlobalfan (@DanishA25310538) April 5, 2018

Mawra made her big screen debut in Bollywood with 'Sanam Teri Kasam' opposite Harshvardhan Rane in 2016.