Shah Rukh Khan receives death threat, demand for Rs 50 lakh
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has received a death threat and a demand for Rs 50 lakh, Mumbai police said on Thursday, adding an extortion case has been filed in this connection.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the threat to Shah Rukh Khan follows a series of threats issued to fellow actor Salman Khan, from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
“Bandra police station received a call threatening Shah Rukh Khan and asking for Rs 50 lakh. An offence has been registered. No arrest has been made yet,” a senior police official said.
A case has been registered by the Bandra police under sections 308(4) (extortion involving threats of death or serious injury) and 351(3)(4) (criminal intimidation) of Bharaitya Nyay Sanhita against the unknown caller who threatened Shah Rukh Khan, the official said.
Police teams have been dispatched at various places for further investigation, he said.
