Mumbai Police, which is investigating the case of sending threatening messages to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, has arrested a person from Jamshedpur. The accused has been identified as Jamshedpur vegetable seller Sheikh Hussain Sheikh Mausin (24). Last week, a threatening message demanding a ransom of Rs 5 crore from the actor was received on the WhatsApp helpline of Mumbai Traffic Police, after which the police registered a case and started investigation. After the arrest of the accused, now Worli Police will present him in a court of Jharkhand for transit remand. After getting the remand, he will be brought to Mumbai.
‘Apology’ message sent after threat
A police official said that the police traced that number in Jharkhand and teams were sent to catch the accused. He said that another team was also sent to Guwahati. Officials said on Tuesday that the police started their investigation to find out the sender of the message, but Mumbai Traffic Police received an “apology” message from the same mobile phone number, which said that it happened by mistake.
Mumbai Police said, “Investigation was done with the help of local police in Jamshedpur and the person who sent the threatening messages was arrested. Now he will be brought to Mumbai.” Salman is getting continuous threats It is worth noting that actor Salman Khan had earlier received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Suspected members of the gang had opened fire outside Salman Khan’s house in Bandra in April this year. A few months ago, Navi Mumbai Police had exposed the conspiracy of Bishnoi gang to kill Khan, after which the actor’s security was increased.