Actor Salman Khan.
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In a threatening WhatsApp message received by the Mumbai traffic police on Friday, Rs 5 crore has been demanded from actor Salman Khan to stay alive and end his feud with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, news agency ANI reported, quoting Mumbai police.
The message said, "Don't take it lightly, if Salman Khan wants to stay alive and wants to end the enmity with Lawrence Bishnoi, then he will have to pay Rs 5 crore. If the money is not given, Salman Khan's condition will be worse than Baba Siddique." Investigation has been started in this matter, Mumbai Police.
Following this, a case has been registered by Worli Police in the matter and security was tightened around the actor's house, PTI reported.
Earlier, Actor Somy Ali, Salman's ex-girlfriend, reportedly reached out to Lawrence Bishnoi via social media and requested an audience with the jailed gangster over a Zoom call, saying she has some details to share that would "benefit" him.
Meanwhile, Navi Mumbai police arrested a key accused from Haryana in case related to the plot to kill Salman Khan - in which Bishnoi took out an alleged Rs 25 lakh ‘supari’ (contract)
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