Actor Salman Khan targeted again with death threat and USD 237K extortion demand
2 min readBollywood actor Salman Khan has allegedly received a death threat again along with a demand of INR 2 crore (USD 237,854) following which the Mumbai police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person, an official said on Wednesday, October 30.
The Mumbai traffic police on Tuesday, October 29, received an anonymous message, threatening the actor that he would be killed if he did not pay the amount, the official said.
The police registered a case against the unidentified person and an investigation was on into the matter, he added.
Earlier this month, the Mumbai traffic police’s WhatsApp helpline desk received a threat message demanding INR 5 crore (USD 594,635) from the actor.
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The police have arrested a man from Jamshedpur in this connection.
The Mumbai police on Monday, October 28, arrested a man from Noida in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly issuing a death threat to Salman Khan and politician Zeeshan Siddique.
Notably, Khan had earlier received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Suspected members of the gang had opened fire outside the actor’s Bandra home in April this year.
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A few months back, the Navi Mumbai police uncovered a plot by the Bishnoi gang to kill Khan, leading to security enhancement for the actor.
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