Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has reportedly received a death threat, similar to recent threats directed at Salman Khan. According to Indian media, the threatening call for Shah Rukh Khan was received at the office of his production company, Red Chillies Entertainment, located in Bandra, Mumbai. The unidentified caller threatened to kill the actor.
In response, Bandra Police swiftly registered a case against the unknown individual under sections 308(4) and 351(3)(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and, in collaboration with the Cyber Police, launched an investigation to trace the caller.
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A young person named Faizan, a resident of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, allegedly demanded a ransom of INR 5 million. The call was made on November 5 at 1:20pm and his location was traced via an active phone number.
Following the incident, a team from the Mumbai Police was dispatched to Raipur to investigate further. According to Indian media, the caller threatened to harm Khan if the ransom wasn’t paid.
Last October, Khan received a death threat following the success of his movies Pathaan and Jawan, causing Mumbai police to increase his security to a Y+ security blanket, NDTV reported. This ensured that he was accompanied by six armed personnel around the clock, instead of his previous two armed guards.
Celebrity security is a serious concern in India. Earlier this year, two members of a notorious criminal gang were arrested by Indian police on Tuesday for firing at the home of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in retaliation for the superstar’s killing of two antelopes.
The Bishnoi gang, accused of several murders and extortion rackets, hails from a wider desert-based religious sect that considers the species to be the reincarnation of their guru
In recent updates, officials have reportedly tracked the call to a resident in Raipur named Faizan. A team from the Bandra crime branch is now heading to Chhattisgarh’s capital to verify details of the number used in the call to threaten the “Jawan” actor via his office’s landline.
On the professional front, Shah Rukh Khan is preparing to start filming Sujoy Ghosh’s upcoming thriller “King,” in which his daughter Suhana Khan and actor Abhishek Bachchan will play significant roles.