Salman Khan had a tough start to the new year, as he received death threats from Rajasthan gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, after he recently appeared at a hearing in Jodhpur in connection with his decade-long blackbuck poaching case. The actor, while no stranger to threats found him in an ugly situation when armed men landed at the sets of his next film 'Race 3' at Film City. However, thanks to the quick thinking of the police, they alerted the superstar, and escorted him home.
“The police arrived at the 'Race 3' set in Film City and told Salman and producer Ramesh Taurani that the shoot had to be stopped immediately as the actor needed to head home as soon as possible. Salman was escorted in another car by six cops, while his own car was driven back to his residence by another group of cops,” a source said. Salman's father, Salim Khan confirmed the news saying, “While I don't know the exact details about when he left the sets, I do know that there were some threats. But Salman has a good team of security personnel. This is not the first time that he is getting such threats. In this industry, people keep getting such threats a lot.”
A senior inspector said, “The police are taking Bishnoi's threat seriously but we have assured Salman that he will receive maximum police protection. We are also investigating the motive behind Bishnoi's threat to Salman. There are additional bouncers, guards, personnel to afeguard Salman and the unit at all times.”
