Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received a threatening call, traced to Raipur, Chhattisgarh, demanding a Rs 50 lakh ransom. It is reportedly said that the call was made to a police station in Mumbai's Bandra, making officials to launch an investigation. Authorities have reportedly identified the caller as a man named Faizan, through an active phone number and dispatched a team to Raipur to pursue the suspect.
This development comes on the heels of increased security for the actor Shah Rukh Khan, who, following death threats last October, was granted Y+ security. This level of protection includes six armed personnel accompanying him around the clock, an upgrade from the previous arrangement of two guards.
Threats against Bollywood actors have become a recurring issue, with superstar Salman Khan also facing such calls in recent months. Salman Khan has been repeatedly targetted by threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. In a recent development, police detained Bhikha Ram, alias Vikram, a 32-year-old from Rajasthan's Jalore district, in Karnataka for issuing a death threat to Salman.
Ram allegedly hoped to leverage the ongoing tensions involving the Bishnoi gang, a group known for targeting public figures, to demand a ransom.
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