Mumbai Police investigating the Salman Khan threat message case have detained a man in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and dispatched a team to Guwahati, Assam, officers said on Wednesday, October 23.
“He is being questioned by a team of Worli Police and will be brought to Mumbai for further action,” an officer said, without elaborating further.
A threat message demanding Rs 5 crore extortion from Salman Khan was received on the Mumbai Traffic Police`s WhatsApp helpline last week, prompting cops to register a case and launch an investigation, news agency PTI reported.
The police tracked down the number to Jharkhand and teams were dispatched to nab the accused, the officer said, adding that another team is in Guwahati.
Even as the police widened the dragnet to trace the sender of the message, the Mumbai Traffic Police received an apology from the same mobile phone number used earlier to send the threat message, officers said on Tuesday.
The apology message was received on the traffic police`s WhatsApp helpline on Monday, PTI reported.
Notably, Salman Khan had earlier received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Suspected members of the gang had opened fire outside the actor`s Bandra home in April.
A few months ago, the Navi Mumbai Police uncovered a plot by the Bishnoi gang to kill Khan, leading to security enhancement for the actor, PTI reported.
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