Shah Rukh Khan Death Threat: Mumbai Police Summon Chhattisgarh Lawyer Over Extortion Case

Mumbai: Mumbai police have registered an extortion case and summoned a lawyer from Chhattisgarh in connection with a death threat to Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and a demand for Rs 50 lakh, officials said on Thursday.

lawyer from Raipur has been summoned as threat call was me from a phone number registered in his name, a senior police official from Chhattisgarh capital said. lawyer told police that he lost his phone last week and h filed a police complaint, official said.

threat to Shah Rukh Khan follows a series of threats issued to fellow actor Salman Khan, allegedly from Lawrence Bishi gang.

“ 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,” a senior Mumbai police official said.

A 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 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against caller who threatened Shah Rukh Khan, official said.

Police teams have been dispatched to various places for furr investigation, he said.

While re was confirmation from Mumbai police on reports that call was me from Chhattisgarh, a Raipur police official said ir counterparts from Maharashtra capital on Thursday served a tice to a man from city in connection with it.

As part of ir investigation into threat to Shah Rukh Khan, Mumbai police visited Raipur and summoned a lawyer, identified as Faizan Khan, who lives within limits of Pandri police station here, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh told PTI.

Police h earlier identified man as Faiyaz Khan.

As per preliminary information, threat call to actor was me from a phone number registered in name of Faizan, he said.

Faizan has been asked to appear for questioning at Bandra police station, Singh said.

A Mumbai police team arrived at Pandri police station in morning and informed officials about case following which Faizan was called for questioning, City Superintendent of Police (CSP- Civil Lines) Ajay Kumar told PTI.

Faizan told cops that he h lost his phone last week and lodged a complaint at Khamardih police station here, he said. Mumbai police have served a tice to Faizan and summoned him for furr questioning, official ded.

Later, talking to reporters in Raipur, Faizan claimed that his phone was stolen and termed threat call me from his number a conspiracy against him.

“My phone was stolen on vember 2 and I lodged a complaint. I told Mumbai police about it. y interrogated me for about two hours,” he said.

He, however, said he h earlier complained to Mumbai police against Shah Rukh Khan over a dialogue in his movie ‘Anjaam’ (1994) referring to deer hunting.

“I hail from Rajasthan . Bishi community (which is from Rajasthan) is my friend. It is in ir religion to protect deer. So, if a Muslim says something like this about deer, it is condemnable. refore, I raised an objection,” he said.

Faizan ded, “Whoever has me a call from my phone, it seems intentional. I think it is a conspiracy against me.”