Salman Khan was close to Baba Siddiqui. He used to be a part of Baba Siddiqui's Iftar party every year.
The accused arrested in the murder case of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui has revealed that Salman Khan was in his hitlist. He was going to kill Salman before Baba Siddiqui, but he changed his plan when the security of the actor became tight.
India Today has quoted police sources as saying that the shooter arrested for the murder of Baba Siddiqui has revealed this in police custody.
Couldn't reach Salman Khan, so killed Baba Siddiqui first
Dad The accused of Siddiqui's murder told during police interrogation that they had done recce of Salman's house, but during this they found that Salman's security was very tight. Salman used to leave the house only in a bullet proof car and many guards were present around him. In such a situation, it was very difficult to reach them. When the plan to kill Salman could not succeed, the shooters focused on Baba Siddiqui and killed him.
Baba was shot dead on the night of 12 October. He was in his son Zeeshan's office in Bandra. As soon as he came out, six bullets were fired at him.
Salman Khan is the target of Lawrence Gang
For the last few years, Salman Khan has been continuously receiving threats in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The Bishnoi community is angry over the blackbuck hunting incident that took place in 1998, citing which Lawrence had threatened to kill Salman in a TV interview. NIA had said that Khan was at the top of the list of 10 people whom jailed gangster Lawrence had threatened to kill.
Threats were given by entering the set of Salman's film on 4th December.
On Wednesday night, an unknown person entered the shooting area of his film in Dadar, Mumbai without permission. When the crew interrupted, he said in front of Salman Khan – What should I tell Bishnoi? After this, Salman's security handed him over to the police. At present the accused is being interrogated. According to media reports, he is a resident of Mumbai.
When did Salman Khan get threats?
- In June 2022, when Salman's father Salim Khan, who was out for a morning walk, returned home, he received an unknown letter in which he and Salman were threatened with death. It was written in the letter – 'Salman Khan will make your condition like Moosewala.' After this, Salim Khan contacted the police with the help of his security personnel and a case was registered in this regard at Bandra police station. Last year, Mumbai Police had detained the person who had given a call and threatened to kill Salman. The person making the threat was a 16 year old minor. He threatened the Mumbai Police through a call and revealed his name as Rocky Bhai. He said that he is a resident of Jodhpur, Rajasthan and will kill Salman on April 30. Last year itself, Dhakadram, a resident of Jodhpur, had sent 3 e-mails to Salman's official mail. It was written in it that Salman Khan is your next number, you will be killed like Sidhu Moosewala as soon as you come to Jodhpur. In January 2024, two unknown people tried to enter Salman Khan's farm house by breaking the fencing wire. When caught by the police, both of them declared themselves fans of Salman. Fake Aadhaar cards were recovered from them. For this reason FIR has also been registered against both of them. Salman Khan is the target of Lawrence Gang.
Firing took place in Salman Khan's house on April 14, the actor was at home.
Firing was done in front of Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartment in Bandra at 5 am on April 14. The attackers who came on two bikes fired 4 rounds. Salman was in his house when the firing took place.
Bullets hit the walls of Salman Khan's house.
CCTV footage shows two bike riders running away from the scene.
Y+ security given after threat, 11 soldiers live together
In 2023, Salman Khan's security was increased after receiving a threat from Lawrence Bishnoi. He has received Y+ category security from the Maharashtra government. In this security circle, 11 soldiers stay with Salman all the time, which also includes one or two commandos and 2 PSOs. There are always two vehicles to escort Salman's vehicle in front and behind. Along with this, Salman's car is also completely bulletproof.
Received death threats thrice in October
4th October: A message had come to the Mumbai Police Traffic Control Room on October 4. At midnight an officer noticed that message. It was written in the message, 'If Salman Khan wants to stay alive then he will have to go to our temple and apologize or pay Rs 5 crore. Our gang is still active.
25 October: A message was sent to the office of Zeeshan, son of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui, in which a demand of Rs 2 crore was also made. It was said that if Salman and Zeeshan did not pay the money, they would be killed. In this case, Mumbai Police arrested 20 year old Mohammad Tayyab from Noida.
30 October: The message was sent to the traffic control room of Mumbai. It was said in the message that if Salman did not give Rs 2 crore, he would be killed.
Suspicious youth entered Salman's shooting: Threatened the crew in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi, police detained
Shivkumar, who shot Baba Siddiqui, arrested from Bahraich: Told the police – Lawrence's brother Anmol had given betel nut for 10 lakhs.
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