Mumbai Police has detained a 16-year-old boy from neighboring Thane district for calling the police control room and allegedly threatening to kill Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.
The Mumbai Police had beefed up security after Salman Khan received a threatening e-mail last month, which led to the police earlier registering an FIR against gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar.
Mumbai Police have detained a 16-year-old boy from neighboring Thane district for calling the police control room and allegedly threatening to kill Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, an official said on Tuesday.
The main control room of the Mumbai Police received a call on Monday.
The police then started an investigation and with technical help tracked down the number from which the call originated in Shahpur in Thane district, 70 km from Mumbai, the official said.
A police team went to Shahpur where they found that a 16-year-old boy had made a threatening phone call, he said.
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A boy from Rajasthan was detained. He will be handed over to Mumbai’s Azad Maidan police for further legal proceedings, the official said.
An inquiry is being conducted to find out the boy’s motive behind threatening the 57-year-old actor, he said.
The Mumbai Police had beefed up security after Salman Khan received a threatening e-mail last month, which led to the police earlier registering an FIR against gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar.
The ‘Dabangg’ actor was earlier provided Y-plus category security by the police and was accompanied by his personal security guards in a bullet-proof car.
Last month, the Bandra police here registered an FIR against three persons – gangsters Bishnoi, Brar and one Rohit – for allegedly sending a threatening e-mail to Salman Khan’s office.
Bishnoi and Goldie Brar, currently in jail in Punjab, are accused of murdering singer Sidhu Moozwala.
Notably, in June 2022, an unknown person threatened Salman Khan through a handwritten note.