Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Tuesday detained a 16-year-old boy from the neighbouring Thane district for allegedly threatening to kill Bollywood superstar Salman Khan via a call made to the Mumbai Police control room, an official said on Tuesday.
The call was purportedly received on Monday, post which the police immediately flung into action and started an investigation. The caller identified himself as Roki Bhai from Rajasthan's Jodhpur and said he will kill the actor on April 30. With technical help, the officials tracked the number from which the call was made. It was tracked to Shahapur in Thane district, located 70 km from Mumbai, the official said.
The police team then rushed to Shahapur where they found that a 16-year-old boy had made the threat call, he said. The boy, who hails from Rajasthan, was detained. He will be handed over to the Azad Maidan police in Mumbai for the further legal process, the official said.
The police are still investigating the matter as they try to ascertain the boy's intention behind issuing the threat to the 57-year-old actor, he said.
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The Mumbai police stepped up Salman Khan's security after he received a threatening e-mail last month, which had led to cops earlier registering an FIR against gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar. The 'Dabangg' actor was earlier provided with Y-plus category security by the police and he moved around in a bullet-proof car along with his personal security guards.
Last month, the Bandra police here registered an FIR against three persons -- gangsters Bishnoi, Brar and one Rohit -- for allegedly sending a threatening e-mail to Khan's office. Bishnoi, currently lodged in a Punjab jail, and Goldy Brar are accused of the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala. Notably, in June 2022, an unidentified person had threatened Khan via a handwritten note. (With agency inputs)
