Salman Khan Death Threat Call: Mumbai Police Nabs A 16-Year-Old Boy From Thane

New Delhi: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been on the receiving end of death threats. After an email threat, the actor received another death threat over a call on Monday. Mumbai police identified the caller as a person hailing from Jodhpur. In the latest development, the caller has been nabbed.

The Mumbai police control room had received the call threatening to kill Salman Khan on April 30. The call was made on Monday night and the police soon started the investigation and arrested a 16-year-old boy from the Thane district. The information was shared by the Mumbai police, who will soon hand over the boy to the Azad Maidan police in Mumbai.

MUMBAI POLICE DETAIN CALLER WHO THREATENED TO KILL SALMAN KHAN

As per a report in PTI, the Mumbai police were able to track the caller who threatened to kill the actor with technical help. The number was traced to Shahapur in Thane district, 70 km from Mumbai. Cops followed the location and arrested the 16-year-old boy who had called to threaten the actor. The boy will now be handed over to the Azad Maidan Police Station in Mumbai for further investigation. A probe will be carried out to know the intention of the boy.

Earlier today, the police had revealed that a person named Roki Bhai had made a threatening call and said that he would kill the actor on April 30. "In a call received at Police Control Room yesterday, a man who identified himself as Roki Bhai from Rajasthan's Jodhpur threatened to kill actor Salman Khan on April 30. Further investigation underway: Mumbai Police," tweeted ANI.

Meanwhile, Salman Khan's family is extremely worried about the safety of the actor. As per a report in Etimes, a source was quoted as saying, "Everyone in Salman Khan's family and his team are serious and very concerned about his safety. These new threats have shaken things up, but they also know that the police has responded well and is making sure that the security arrangements are appropriate."