Threat to Salman Khan sent to Mumbai Police’s WhatsApp helpline warns of killing him at home and bombing his car; cops register case, probe on.
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has once again received a death threat. The threat came via a message sent to the WhatsApp number of Mumbai’s Transport Police Department in Worli, warning of killing the actor by entering his house and also threatening to blow up his car with a bomb. According to the police, the unidentified person sent the message at around 6.30 am Sunday, threatening to enter Salman Khan’s residence and kill him. The police said the sender also threatened to plant a bomb in the actor’s vehicle and detonate it.
“The message stated that they will definitely kill the actor. It was sent to the traffic police’s helpline number, after which the matter was reported to us and a case was registered,” said a senior police official.
Mumbai Police have registered a complaint and are investigating it now. The police also said they were trying to locate the suspect.
Meanwhile, security around Salman’s Bandra residence, Galaxy Apartments, has been significantly beefed up. Last year in April, shots were fired at Salman’s house by shooters associated with the gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang, following which the actor’s security was beefed up. He was upgraded to Y+ security after the firing incident.
The Bollywood star, who has been on Bishnoi’s hit list over the 1998 Blackbuck poaching case, has received multiple threats directly or indirectly through the Mumbai police in recent months.
Bishnoi’s gang had claimed responsibility for last year’s firing in a Facebook post and also said it was responsible for former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique’s murder, who was known to be close to Salman Khan.
A case was registered against 18 members of the Bishnoi gang for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to kill the Bollywood star. Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in a Gujarat prison.
In November last year, Salman Khan had received a death threat over a song linking his name to Bishnoi. The threat was received by Mumbai's traffic control room, marking yet another security concern surrounding the actor. It stated that the songwriter responsible would face severe repercussions within a month and that Salman Khan, if he “has the courage, should save them.”
