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The 26-year-old, identified as Mayank Pandya, is currently being treated as a suspect in the case
Salman Khan was recently seen in Sikandar. (Photo: Voompla)
The Mumbai police on Monday detained a man from Gujarat’s Vadodara in connection with a fresh death threat sent to Bollywood actor Salman Khan. The threat message was sent via WhatsApp to the Mumbai Traffic Police’s helpline in Worli a day ago.
The 26-year-old, identified as Mayank Pandya, is currently being treated as a suspect in the case.
According to his family, Pandya is mentally unwell and has been undergoing treatment since 2014. Police are now verifying his medical history and mental health records submitted by the family, as per Lokmat Times report.
Further details about the suspect are yet to be revealed, as the police continue to examine all possible angles in the investigation.
This development also comes after the Worli Police Station registered a case under Section 351(2)(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for criminal intimidation against an unidentified person.
The traffic police helpline has received several threatening messages targeting the 59-year-old actor in recent months.
Slew Of Threat Messages
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has faced multiple death threats over the years, many of which have been linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The group is believed to be targeting the actor over his alleged involvement in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case.
While Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail, Ahmedabad, facing charges including attempted murder and extortion, his associates allegedly fired shots outside Khan’s Bandra home in April last year.
Just weeks after the shooting, Navi Mumbai Police had claimed to have uncovered a plot by the gang to attack Khan during one of his visits to his Panvel farmhouse, located on the outskirts of Mumbai.
(With inputs from PTI)