Seek forgiveness at temple or pay Rs 5 crore: Salman Khan gets fresh threat

The Mumbai Police's Traffic Control unit said that they received a message from a person claiming to be gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother on Monday, who said that if Salman Khan didn't do so, he would be killed.

In Short

• Mumbai Police launched investigation into case
• Police say they received threat message from Lawrence Bishnoi's brother
• Salman Khan has received several death threats recently

Bollywood actor Salman Khan received a fresh threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who said that the actor should either visit a temple and apologise for allegedly killing a black buck or should pay Rs 5 crore.

The Mumbai Police's Traffic Control unit said that they received a message from a person claiming to be gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother on Monday, who said that if Salman Khan didn't do so, he would be killed.

“If Salman Khan wants to stay alive, he should go to our temple and apologise or pay Rs 5 crore. If he does not do so, we will kill him; our gang is still active,” the message read.

Police said that further investigation is on and a search is on to trace the person who sent the message.

The actor's security cover has been increased following the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique.

Khan received a similar death threat from an unknown person on October 30, who had demanded a Rs 2 crore ransom from him.

A 20-year-old man from Noida was arrested on October 28 in connection with a threat call case involving Salman Khan and NCP MLA and Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan Siddique. The accused, identified as Mohammad Tayyab, also known as Gurfan Khan, was arrested in Noida’s Sector 39.

Earlier this year, two unknown people attempted to trespass into Khan's farmhouse in Panvel using fake identified. He also received a threat email, allegedly sent by gangster Goldy Brar, in 2023. In 2022, a letter threatening the actor was found on a bench near his residence.

On October 12, Baba Siddique was killed outside Zeeshan's office while he was celebrating Dussehra. A day later, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the murder of the former minister, stating that he was attacked due to his close ties with Salman Khan.

Till now, the police have arrested 15 people in connection with the murder of Baba Siddique.