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27 Aug, 2016

As if the pool incident wasn't enough, this time a Pakistani fan landed himself in jail for designing Peshawari chappals made out of deer skin for his favourite Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan.

Speaking to DawnNews, Noor Jehan, SRK's cousin in Peshawar, said that on King Khan's special request she approached shoemaker Jehangir Khan and asked him to make two pairs of Peshawari chappals (in Kaptaan Chappal style) for the actor so she can take them to India with her on her visit.

The shoemaker happens to be a huge Shah Rukh Khan fan, so when asked for such a request, he decided to gift his idol special Peshawari chappals made from deer skin.

Jehangir Khan with his family holding the deer skin Peshawari chappals. - Photos by author
Jehangir Khan with his family holding the deer skin Peshawari chappals. - Photos by author

Ironically, what landed him in jail was his own carelessness; in a robust move, the shoemaker told media that he'll be sending shoes made of deer skin to the Dilwale actor. After the news broke, local wildlife officials had Jehangir arrested on August 26, they also took with them the deer skin and the shoes. The poor chap was put behind bars before his shoes could say 'touchdown' across the border.

However, a latest update claims that Jehangir has since been released from jail. A wildlife official said, "We have taken the deer skin chappals for examination to see whether they are made of deer skin or of other animal. We'll find out the result on Monday."

The deer skin chappal.
The deer skin chappal.

Jehangir will subsequently be fined based on the findings.

Noor Jehan also added that she spoke to Shah Rukh Khan last night and he specifically told her to come with the Peshawari chappals when she comes to visit India.

Sounds like an ultimatum. Yikes.

This is not the first time she's giving locally designed sandals to Shah Rukh Khan, she gifted him a pair in 1997 also. Jehangir Khan is famous for having designed a Peshawari chappal for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made from lion skin.

Comments

Tahir Aug 27, 2016 12:16pm
SO NO FINE FOR LION'S SKIN. EXCELLENT
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ak Aug 27, 2016 12:59pm
No offense to SRK or the shoemaker, but deer poaching is still illegal in some parts of Pakistan. As far as wildlife conservation is concerned, good move. Yet there are somethings that build goodwill between two nations. This was one of them, I thing they should be let to happen uninterrupted.
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AMBIKAPATHI M Aug 27, 2016 01:06pm
Surprisingly today only i came to know that Lion is not a Wildlife Animal.
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Khanm Aug 27, 2016 01:08pm
@Tahir it is not the skin that counts...it is what skin it was made for We love him more than my own skin.
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wellwisher Aug 27, 2016 01:08pm
lion will wear lion skin chappal.
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Rashid Sultan Aug 27, 2016 01:09pm
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Lion skin OK for authorities as it is for our emperor NS but deer skin not OK for King Khan 'cos he is Indian?
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deepak goswami Aug 27, 2016 01:27pm
Beautiful chappal....skilled workers should not treated like this...
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Afzal Aug 27, 2016 02:00pm
@deepak goswami Law should be respected and should not be violated to please anyone. It looks the shoemaker was unaware of the legal implication but as a principal this specific type of chappals should not be allowed to be exported.
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Fazl Rab Aug 27, 2016 02:48pm
@Tahir It depends on who shoots the lion. If it is NS or any of his croonies, then you are right!
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nurul huda Aug 27, 2016 02:53pm
@Afzal Gift & Export are two different things.
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PK Aug 27, 2016 03:30pm
This is really good action taken by Police. He should be behind the bar for ever for killing a dear. If suposse every would do like this to please their loved once what will happned? We all should be cautious about all such thing.
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Iftikhar Husain Aug 27, 2016 03:55pm
Who has supplied the dear skin to this unfortunate shoe makers he must be caught and charged.
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Parminder Sadeora Aug 27, 2016 05:16pm
@Fazl Rab Some Arab prince may pay to hunt endangered species. But SRK is billionare-capable of paying off.
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Taimoor khan Aug 27, 2016 06:07pm
The chappals look amazing.
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Vijay Aug 27, 2016 06:18pm
@Tahir Sir, In our countries laws are meant for poor and weak not the influential. Didn't one politician make it very clear, 'poor are here to serve the rich"
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Adnan Aug 27, 2016 06:39pm
Good implementation of law. Shud be fined. Who cares abt some Indian actor
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ashfaq ahmad Aug 27, 2016 09:07pm
why he did not get arrested when he designed chappal from lion skin for the PM. is it not hypocrisy ?
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farid ahmed Aug 27, 2016 09:44pm
The greatness of a nationand its moral progress can be judged by the way it,s animals are treated........a quote by Mr. Gandhi. What a shame to destroy a beautiful animal to please Shahrukh Khan. why couldn't the cousin bought normal Peshawar i chappals.
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Anjum Ali Aug 27, 2016 10:26pm
I think that the KPK and other wildlife departments should fully implement any bans or other legal regulations, protecting endangered animal species in Pakistan. It does not matter who breaks the law, strict measures are needed.
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Anjum Ali Aug 27, 2016 10:34pm
@Rashid Sultan - please see my response above. The various Pakistani wildlife departments only act to stop illegal killing/poaching of indigenous Pakistani animals/wildlife species. Many species of deer and other such animals are listed as endangered here; but the lion is not native/indigenous to Pakistan so is not on our endangered list here. If the animal had been a leopard (for example), which is endangered in Pakistan, then the matter would have been different. If the shoemaker bought a dead lion's skin from a circus or other source, that is not a crime. I hope you understand the legal point here.
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Anjum Ali Aug 27, 2016 10:36pm
@Fazl Rab - there are no lions in Pakistan, to shoot. Lions are not indigenous here. They are imported from Africa privately by people to keep, and if anyone sells the skin of a dead lion to anyone else, its no crime.
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Anjum Ali Aug 27, 2016 10:36pm
@Iftikhar Husain - fully agree
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Zulfiqar_Ahmed Aug 27, 2016 10:56pm
I don't know what people get out of killing poor animals for their fashion needs. Isn't it enough that we kill animals for sustenance, sport, thrill etc that we gotta kill them so that we look good also. Mankind probably was the worst thing to happen to this planet.
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pk Aug 27, 2016 11:59pm
@deepak goswami If it is deer skin then he has violated law and punished accordingly. Did SRK ordered deer skin champ led then he should be charged and punished.
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Paxton Roy Aug 28, 2016 01:16am
How about exporting LEGAL deer skin Peshawar sandals for Pakistan's betterment? I am not so keen on N.Sharif's lion skin sandals! On the other hand, other animals like alligators , snakes , etc. are raised for shoes,belts, and "sophisticated" sky-hough priced hand bags. What was that about human skin light shades?
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Paxton Roy Aug 28, 2016 01:28am
It's the old Man and Superman story. Supermen are like Libertarians--above the law. Therefore, your PM is above the law and can wear lion skin. BTW: The next batch of Peshawari deer skin, tiger skin, lion skin, etc . sandals will be mass produced in China!
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Javaid Aug 28, 2016 01:43am
No exceptions for rich and famous; law should be equal for all.
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Changez_Khan Aug 28, 2016 02:52am
SRK is a King, he can have anything he wants, if he wants he can have special shoes made of Gold/Diamonds.
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Rizwan Aug 28, 2016 03:42am
when was the lion killed ? I guess years back. Can police arrest him for a past crime. I guess yes. However, this one is sufficient. By the way weldone kp police, and wildlife dprtmt.
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Rehman Aug 28, 2016 04:29am
Those 'lion' chappals they showed in the media were not made out of lions skin. Those were of leopard skin and that's also illegal.
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Dv Aug 28, 2016 05:13am
This is going too far, you are insulting the cultural base of Pakistan. You should feel proud of you master craftsman.
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rainman Aug 28, 2016 07:34am
This is a good move because if the trend starts then deer will be the biggest loser. And we know SRK is more of a trend starter than NS.
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Kandarp Aug 28, 2016 08:08am
I am sure it was not the shoemaker who killed the deer.... "natureloving" officials could have done better than this. It is like making gucci wallet at the factory and get caught in an offence. Or using a paper and get caught in cutting trees offence...! Btw.. I have heard deer skin is exported to China for making footwear.
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raj Aug 28, 2016 08:38am
How do we know this deer skin was not from a deer who died naturally?
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Harabara khabab Aug 28, 2016 08:45am
LOL.... Lion skin is fine, but deer... oh Noooo........ :D
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Fahad Adnan Aug 28, 2016 09:31am
DAWN, are you sure you wanted to use the word "Idol"? Seriously?! In India, yeah, it's very common to "idolize" people but since when you got the idea that "we" the Pakistanis "idolize" people? Being a fan is good enough, but no, we don't "idolize" people.
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Samad Chaudhry London Aug 28, 2016 10:28am
Childish!
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Bananas Aug 29, 2016 04:12am
I laughed so hard after reading the last line
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Asim Aug 29, 2016 02:53pm
@Rashid Sultan Exactly
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Bravomickey Aug 29, 2016 06:38pm
should have made for somebody from saudi...then that's legal
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Bobby Aug 31, 2016 03:57am
If the shoes are made from the skin of a dead animal, what could be the issue here.
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Zack Khan-usa Aug 31, 2016 11:23pm
Nawaz sharif should be held accountable for wearing chappal made with lion's skin!
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Richt Sep 01, 2016 03:56am
Which species of deer we are speaking here about? May be someone should start a deer farm and sell both the skin and meat and make a good business of it. That way the wild deer can be saved and should only be culled when over population occurs.
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just sayin Sep 01, 2016 09:49am
In alternate universe, a lion wears a chapppal made of Shahrukh's skin
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Shumail Sep 01, 2016 12:11pm
Jahangir Khan and Nawaz Shareef, both should be put to trial for this. An example should be set!
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