Mumbai:
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has acquired a threatening name – made on to the police station in Mumbai’s Bandra – from Raipur. The cops have registered a case and a crew is within the Chhattisgarh capital, from the place a younger man named Faizan allegedly demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh.
Faizan’s location was traced by way of an lively cellphone quantity.
The actor – known as ‘King Khan’ by his followers – acquired a loss of life menace final October; this was after the success of two of his films – ‘Pathaan‘ and ‘Jawan‘. Mumbai Police upped his protecting cowl, giving the 59-year-old a Y+ safety blanket. This ensures he’s accompanied by six armed personnel across the clock; earlier he had two safety personnel, additionally armed, accompanying him.
Shah Rukh Khan has had run-ins with the Mumbai underworld and has stood as much as threats.
The menace to ‘King Khan’ follows a number of messages of intimidation to fellow celebrity Salman Khan, who has been repeatedly threatened by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, in addition to different people.
On Wednesday a 32-year-old man from Rajasthan was arrested in Karnataka after issuing a loss of life menace to Salman Khan. The accused – Bhikha Ram, aka Vikram – is a resident of Jalore district.
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Police sources advised information company PTI Ram was watching a information report on TV when he made the decision, hoping to gather a fast ransom on the again of different threats to the actor.
Sources additionally mentioned Ram was a every day wage employee who claimed to be a fan of the gangster Bishnoi.
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This was a day after Salman Khan acquired yet one more menace from Bishnoi, warning him to apologise at a temple (for the killing of a blackbuck, an endangered deer sacred to the Bishnoi group in Rajasthan) or pay Rs 5 crore. That was the second menace in seven days.
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In keeping with the cops the sender of the message claimed to be Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother.
Salman Khan made headlines in April after suspected Bishnoi shooters opened hearth exterior his residence in Mumbai’s Bandra, after which his safety cowl was, once more, elevated.
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