After Salman Khan, Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan has become the latest target of a disturbing death threat. An unidentified man called at the landline number of Bandra Police Station at 1:20 pm on November 5. He threatened Shah Rukh and demanded Rs. 50 lakh to spare the actor’s life. Police traced the call to Chhattisgarh and questioned a man who has been identified as Faizan Khan.
A First Information Report (FIR) has also been lodged at Bandra Police Station in Maharashtra, under sections 308(4) and 351(3)(4) of the BNS.
As informed by the local police, Faizan called and said, “Shah Rukh Mannat, Bandstand wala hai na. Usne agar mere ko 50 lakh nahi diye toh main usko maar daalunga”. When the police inquired about the person’s identity, he replied, “Wo matter nahi karta. Likhna hai toh mera naam Hindustani likho,” and disconnected the call abruptly.
Sources confirm that a team of Mumbai police has been dispatched to Raipur, however, it has not been confirmed if it regarding the Shah Rukh’s case or something else, informed Raipur SP when contacted by News24.
This is not the first time Shah Rukh Khan has faced death threats. He got into a similar situation in 2023 after the success of his films Pathaan and Jawan. Therefore, the actor was provided additional security, including Y+ protection.
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This comes days after Salman Khan received a series of threats, allegedly from the gang members of Lawrence Bishnoi. The Bollywood actor has been on the target of notorious gangster owing to his alleged involvement in the blackbuck killing case.
Meanwhile, police have arrested a Rajasthan man from Karnataka for sending threatening message. The man had demanded 5 crore or an apology from Salman.