INDIA, March 23 (Online): Mumbai police have increased security around Salman Khan after one of his team members received threats through e-mail on Saturday evening.
The actor’s close friend has also filed a complaint under IPC sections 506(2) [Punishment for criminal intimidation], 120(b) [Punishment for criminal conspiracy], and 34 [common intention] against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar, and another individual for allegedly making threats against the actor.
According to reports, The threat mail was sent to the actor’s city office on Saturday afternoon. The email was sent to Rohit Garg which stated that Canadian gangster Goldy Brar wanted to speak with Salman Khan in person.
It also appeared to link to gangster Bishnoi’s recent interview in which he declared that killing Salman was his life’s ambition.
Police have also detained Lawrence and Goldy in connection with the incident. Lawrence, who is currently detained in Tihar, had before warned Salman to accept responsibility or prepare for the worst.
Lawrence Bishnoi is the alleged mastermind behind the murder of Punjabi musician Sidhu Moose Wala.
Lawrence Bishnoi claimed that Salman Khan had offended the Bishnois, a group whose beliefs include a love of animals, in 2018 when the blackbuck poaching case trial was in progress. The actor was ultimately found not guilty of this accusation.
Last year in November, Salman and his father, lyricist Salim Khan, got a ‘threat letter, after which the Maharashtra government decided to provide Salman Khan with Y+ category security cover, an upgrade of two levels, in light of previous threats against him purportedly by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
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