Young man arrested for demanding extortion from Salman Khan
The Mumbai Police, who are investigating the case of sending threatening messages to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, have arrested a person from Jamshedpur. The accused has been identified as Sheikh Hussain Sheikh Mousin (24), a vegetable seller from Jamshedpur. Last week, a threatening message was received from the actor on the Mumbai Traffic Police’s WhatsApp helpline demanding a ransom of Rs 5 crore, following which the police registered a case and launched an investigation. Following the arrest of the accused, the Worli police will now produce him before a court in Jharkhand for remand. After being remanded, he will be taken to Mumbai.
‘Apology’ message sent after threat
A police officer said the police traced the number to Jharkhand and teams were sent to nab the accused. He said they also sent another team to Guwahati. Police launched their investigation to trace the sender of the message, but Mumbai traffic police found an “apology” message from the same mobile phone number that said it had been made by mistake, officials said on Tuesday.
Mumbai Police said, “The investigation was carried out with the help of local police in Jamshedpur and the person who sent the threatening message was arrested. He will now be brought to Mumbai.”
Salman receives threats continuously.
Notably, actor Salman Khan had earlier received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Suspected gang members had opened fire in front of Salman Khan’s house in Bandra in April this year. A few months ago, the Navi Mumbai police had exposed a conspiracy by the Bishnoi gang to kill Khan, following which the actor’s security was increased.
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