According to Mumbai police, a man has been nabbed in Pune in connection with a death threat SMS sent to Uddhav Thackeray faction leader and MP Sanjay Raut.
The detained person is being questioned by police. The inmate used Lawrence Bishnoi’s name, according to Mumbai Police, and his relationship to the mafia will be investigated.
“The accused person who was detained in Pune related to a threat message to Sanjay Raut used the name of Lawrence Bishnoi. He will also be interrogated related to the threat message to actor Salman Khan. The accused’s connection with the Bishnoi gang will also be probed,” Mumbai Police said.
Earlier, the police said that Raut had filed a written complaint in this regard and an investigation into the matter is underway.
“Sanjay Raut received death threats stating that he will meet Sidhu Moose Wala’s fate. He got the threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The message said that if you met in Delhi, will kill you with AK 47. He wrote a letter to the police complaining about the matter,” the police said.
The police are trying to trace the number from which Raut received the threat message.
Earlier, a threat was also received by Bollywood actor Salman Khan stating that he will “end up like Sidhu Moose Wala”. The accused, Dhakad Ram who is a resident of Luni in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, was arrested and handed over to Mumbai Police.
“In the case registered in Bandra police station of threats to kill Salman Khan via email, the Mumbai police team and Luni police team in joint action caught Dhakad Ram, a resident of Luni in Jodhpur district,” Luni Police Station Officer, Jodhpur Ishwar Chand Pareek had told ANI earlier.
This Monday, Mumbai Police arrested gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldie Brar, and Rohit Garg on suspicion of sending threatening emails to actor Salman Khan’s office. Bandra Police filed a case under IPC sections 506(2), 120(b), and 34.
The Mumbai police have supplied Khan with Y+ category security because the actor is thought to be in danger. The state government of Maharashtra initiated this action after the actor got a threat letter from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
