A WhatsApp message was sent on the number of Mumbai traffic police as a death threat for Salman Khan, thus demanding Rs 5 crore for his safety and to end all the enmity with Lawrence Bishnoi. The police has arrested a man from Jamshedpur in this matter,

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A 24-year-old from Jamshedpur has been arrested for sending a ransom threat to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, referencing jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and a recent political assassination. Authorities report ongoing investigations into further threats against the star.

Sources told Times Now that the person who sent the message had described himself as close to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and claimed that if given Rs 5 crore, he would make peace between Salman Khan and Bishnoi.

A threat message demanding Rs 5 crore from the actor was received on the Mumbai Traffic Police’s WhatsApp helpline last week.

Mumbai Police arrested a vegetable seller from Jamshedpur for sending a threatening message demanding Rs 5 crore from Salman Khan. The message was received on Mumbai Traffic Police`s WhatsApp helpline.

Earlier on 21 October, the Mumbai police received an apology from the same sender who threatened Khan on 18 October, stating that the message was 'sent by mistake.'

Mumbai Police investigating the Salman Khan threat message case have detained a man in Jamshedpur and dispatched a team to Guwahati, officials said on Wednesday. "He is being questioned by a team of Worli police. He will be brought to Mumbai for further action," the official said without elaborating.

Salman Khan’s safety. That has been the producers’ common approach as the actor is juggling three projects, Sikandar, Bigg Boss 18, and a cameo in Singham Again, even as the shadow of threat looms large on him in the wake of Baba Siddique’s murder.

According to the Mumbai Police, it registered a case against an unknown person and started an investigation after Mumbai Traffic Police received a threatening message.