Zeeshan Siddique's office also received threatening messages…
On Tuesday, 29 October 2024, a 20-year-old man has been arrested from Noida over death threats to actor Salman Khan and Zeeshan Siddiqui, MLA and son of leader Baba Siddique.
He was shot dead on October 12. Mumbai Police have taken Gufran Khan into custody and taken him on a remand.
According to the sources, Zeeshan Siddique's office received threat messages.
A staff of Zeeshan's office had registered a police complaint and then filed FIR. Police then identified Mohammed Tayyab as the man behind the threats and arrested him.
Earlier, Mumbai Police had arrested Shaikh Hussain Shaikh Mausin, a 24-year-old vegetable seller from Jamshedpur, over a threat message received by Mumbai traffic police's WhatsApp helpline. He demanded Rs. 5 crores as ransom.
Salman Khan earlier received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Suspected members of the gang had opened fire outside the actor's home as well.
The actor's security has been increased up following the string of threats.
Earlier this month, former MLA and NCP (Ajit Pawar) faction leader Baba Siddique, known to be close to Salman Khan, was shot dead near his son Zeeshan's office in Mumbai.
The threat to Zeeshan came weeks after his father's murder.
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