When the constabulary located Faizan Khan successful Raipur, helium turned retired to beryllium a 42-year-old advocate, who told the constabulary that his mobile telephone was stolen connected November 2, the actor’s birthday.
The Mumbai Police has begun a probe aft a antheral from Raipur successful Chhattisgarh called up the Bandra constabulary station, threatening to termination Shah Rukh Khan and demanded Rs 50 lakh from the Bollywood superstar, who lives successful the Carter Road country wrong the constabulary station’s limits. The call, which was received connected Tuesday, was answered by constable Santosh Ghodke.
The constabulary person registered an FIR nether Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 308(4) and 351 (3)(4), related to extortion and transgression intimidation.
The caller identified himself arsenic ‘Hindustani’ and told the constabulary that helium was lasting extracurricular ‘Mannat’ and if helium is not paid Rs 50 lakh helium would termination the “Don-2 actor”.
The constabulary recovered that the telephone came from a mobile fig registered successful the sanction of 1 Faizan Khan successful Raipur. Teams were dispatched to nab the caller with the assistance of section constabulary successful Raipur.
When the constabulary located Faizan Khan successful Raipur, helium turned retired to beryllium a 42-year-old advocate, who told the constabulary that his mobile telephone was stolen connected November 2, the actor’s birthday.
“He has besides filed a ailment with the section constabulary regarding the theft of his phone. He claimed idiosyncratic mightiness person misused his stolen telephone to marque the menace call. The Mumbai Police, aft questioning him, served him a announcement and called him to Mumbai for investigation,” said Ajay Kumar, an IPS serviceman presently holding complaint arsenic CSP, Civil Lines sub-division successful Raipur.
Faizan Khan, speaking to mediapersons successful Raipur, said helium had earlier complained to the Mumbai Police against Shah Rukh Khan implicit a dialog successful his movie ‘Anjaam’ (1994) referring to cervid hunting. “I hail from Rajasthan. The Bishnoi assemblage (which is from Rajasthan) is my friend. It is successful their religion to support deer. So, if a Muslim says thing similar this astir deer, it is condemnable. Therefore, I raised an objection,” helium said.
“Whoever made the telephone from my phone, it seems intentional. I deliberation it is simply a conspiracy against me,” helium added.
The constabulary person besides stepped up information extracurricular Shah Rukh Khan’s location successful Bandra. The histrion had received threats successful 2023 aft the merchandise of his films ‘Pathan’ and ‘Jawan’.
Last month, the Mumbai Police received menace calls and messages against histrion Salman Khan, who has been the people of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which fired gunshots extracurricular his location a fewer months earlier this year.
(With inputs from agency)