This was the third time since Baba Siddiqui’s murder that someone had threatened to kill Salman.
The accused of threatening to kill Salman Khan and demanding a ransom of Rs 2 crore was arrested by the Mumbai Police on Wednesday. He was identified as Azam Mohammad Mustafa (56).
According to news agency PTI, the accused resides in Bandra, Mumbai.
Azam had sent a message to the Mumbai traffic police in which it was stated that if the money was not paid, the actor would die. After receiving the message, officials present in Worli started an investigation against the person who sent the message.
Amid constant threats, Salman was given security category Y plus. After the murder of Baba Siddiqui, an extra layer of security was reinforced by Y Plus.
A threat was also received on October 25. Five days ago, Salman was also threatened to be killed in the same manner. The accused was arrested by the Mumbai Police from Noida on Tuesday. He was identified as Mohammad Tayyab (20 years old). Noida ACP Praveen Kumar Singh said: The accused will be produced before the Surajpur court. From there, the Mumbai Police will take him into custody.
Tayyab had sent a message to the Bandra office of Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of NCP leader Bab Siddiqui, on the evening of October 25. Salman Khan and Zeeshan were threatened with death if the ransom was not paid. An employee of Zeeshan had filed an FIR with the police.
Mumbai Police arrested accused Tayyab from Noida. He was brought to Mumbai on remand.
The accused was arrested from Jharkhand in the Salman threats case. Earlier, even 6 days after Baba Siddiqui’s murder (October 12), Salman had received death threats. This threat was sent to the Mumbai traffic control room via a WhatsApp message. The bully claimed to be a member of the Lawrence Gang.
According to Mumbai Police, the threatening message read: “Don’t take this lightly.” If Salman Khan wants to stay alive and end his feud with Lawrence, he will have to pay Rs 5 crore. If the money is not given, Salman Khan’s situation will be worse than that of Baba Siddiqui. Mumbai Police arrested him from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, on October 23.
On October 12, Baba Siddiqui, a close friend of Salman, was shot dead.
2 cases in 6 months after which Salman’s security was increased
October 12: Murder of Salman’s close associate, Baba Siddiqui. Salman Khan’s close aides and NCP chief Baba Siddiqui’s son were out of the office. Then 6 bullets were fired at him. Two bullets hit Siddiqui in the stomach and one in the chest. He was immediately admitted to Lilavati Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:27 p.m. Lawrence Gang took responsibility for this attack.
April 14: Firing took place in Salman’s apartment at Galaxy Apartment, Salman Khan’s house in Bandra. Lawrence Group claimed responsibility for the attack. Two months after the incident, Salman gave a statement to the Mumbai Police. He had said: “I am tired of being targeted again and again by different people. Threats have also been received several times in the past and fines have been imposed. I am entangled in many cases.
How many times has Salman received threats before this?
January 2024: Two strangers try to enter Salman Khan’s farm by breaking the fence. When arrested by the police, both declared themselves fans of Salman. Fake Aadhaar cards were recovered from there. Due to this, an FIR was also registered against both of them in April 2023: a 16-year-old minor had called the Mumbai police and threatened to kill him. The police had arrested him. He told the Mumbai police that his name was Rocky Bhai. He had stated that he was a resident of Jodhpur and would kill Salman on April 30, 2023. March 2023: Dhakadram, a resident of Jodhpur, had sent 3 emails to Salman’s official mail. It was written that Salman Khan is the next number, you will be killed like Sidhu Moosewala as soon as you arrive in Jodhpur in June 2022: When Salman’s father Salim Khan, who was taking a morning walk, returned home, he received A. unknown letter, in which he and Salman contained death threats. It was written in the letter: “Salman Khan will make your condition that of Moosewala”. After this, Salim Khan contacted the police with the help of his security personnel and a case was registered in this regard at Bandra police station.
What is the dispute between Lawrence and Salman? This whole matter is related to the black deer hunting case which took place in 1998. Then Salman Khan’s name came up and he was also arrested.
However, after being found guilty, Salman was released on bail due to lack of evidence. Since then, gangster Lawrence has been attacking Salman. Lawrence wants Salman Khan to apologize to the Bishnoi community in the blackbuck hunting case.
These days, Lawrence, incarcerated in Sabarmati jail in Gujarat, threatens to kill Salman every day. In April 2024, Salman’s gang also took responsibility for the shootings committed in front of his Galaxy Apartment house.
Actor Salman, who is working despite threats, is completing his professional commitments these days amid tight security. These days, apart from ‘Bigg Boss 18’, he is also busy with his film ‘Sikander’. Apart from this, the actor will also be heading to Dubai soon for his ‘Dabangg Reloaded’ tour.
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