Published 15:27 IST, November 7th 2024

Shah Rukh Khan Gets Death Threat, Security Heightened at His Mumbai Home

The caller also demanded a ransom of Rs 50 Lakh.

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Mumbai: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan received a death threat call on Thursday, vember 7. Soon after, Mumbai police registered an extortion case against accused at Bandra Police Station and launched an investigation into matter. According to sources, caller threatened to harm Shah Rukh Khan if Rs 50 Lakh weren't paid as ransom.

Acting swiftly, police traced unkwn caller's number and found that number was registered in name of Faizan from Raipur. reafter, a police team reached Raipur in Chhattisgarh to nab accused.  Meanwhile, security has been beefed up outside his Mumbai residence ‘Mannat’. 

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“Bandra police station received a call threatening Shah Rukh Khan and asking for Rs 50 lakh. An offence has been registered. arrest has been me yet,” news ncy PTI quoted a senior police official as saying. case has been registered by Bandra police under sections 308(4) (extortion involving threats of death or serious injury) and 351(3)(4) (criminal intimidation) of Bharaitya Nyaya Sanhita against unkwn caller who threatened Shah Rukh Khan, official said.

Police teams have been dispatched at various places for furr investigation.

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Death Threat to Salman Khan

latest threat mess comes amid a series of death threats received by cops in Mumbai over past several weeks, allegedly from Lawrence Bishi gang. Most of se targeted Bollywood actor Salman Khan and threatened that actor would be killed unless he paid Rs 2-crore ransom. Against backdrop of firing outside actor's residence earlier this year, cops nabbed senders of se messs and took m into custody. nabbed individuals include a vegetable seller from Jamshedpur and a tattoo artist from ida. Mumbai Police have taken m into transit remand and were questioning m.

Death Threat to Yogi ityanath

Recently, Uttar Presh Chief Minister Yogi ityanath received a death threat, with called demanding his resignation. 

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In mess sent on vember 3, sender h threatened to kill CM Yogi ityanath if he didn't tender his resignation within 10 days, warning him of meeting slain NCP leer Baba Siddique-like fate. Four people were given tice by Mumbai Police in threat mess case. death threat was issued via a mess from an unkwn number on WhatsApp helpline number of Mumbai Traffic Police control room on Saturday.
 
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