Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has received a death threat and a demand for Rs 50 lakh, the Mumbai police said on Thursday, adding an extortion case has been filed in this connection.
A lawyer from Raipur was summoned by the Mumbai police as the threat call was made from his phone number, which was registered in his name, said a senior police official from Chhattisgarh capital. According to him, the lawyer stated that he lost his phone last week and had filed a police complaint.
It follows a series of threats issued to fellow actor Salman Khan, reportedly by 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 under sections 308(4), extorting by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt, and 351(3)(4) criminal intimidation of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the caller, the official said.
Police teams have been dispatched for further investigation to various places, he said.
While no confirmation was forthcoming about the call being made from Chhattisgarh by Mumbai police, a senior Raipur police official said counterparts in the Maharashtra capital served a notice to a man from the city on Thursday in connection with it.
As part of their probe into the threat to Shah Rukh Khan, Mumbai police had visited Raipur and summoned a man identified as Faizan Khan who lives within the limits of Pandri police station here, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh told PTI.
Police had earlier identified the man as Faiyaz Khan.
This was issued on a phone number registered in the name of Faizan, a lawyer, according to preliminary information, he said.
Faizan has been asked to appear for questioning at Bandra police station, Singh said.
An official said that a police team from Mumbai had arrived at Pandri police station in the morning and alerted the officials to which case following which Faizan was summoned for questioning. City Superintendent of Police (CSP- Civil Lines) Ajay Kumar while speaking with PTI said.
Faizan told the police that he had lost his phone last week and lodged a complaint at Khamardih police station here, he said. Mumbai police have served a notice to Faizan and summoned him for further questioning, the official added.
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