In a significant development, Mumbai police arrested Faizan Khan, a 42-year-old lawyer from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, in connection with a threatening call made to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Last week, a caller demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from Shah Rukh Khan, threatening the actor’s life unless the money was paid. The caller claimed to be stationed outside Khan’s residence, Mannat, in Mumbai.
Police investigations revealed that the call originated from a mobile number registered to Faizan Khan. Initially, Faizan asserted that his phone had been stolen on November 2, the day of Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday, and suggested someone else made the threatening call. However, authorities were skeptical of this claim and pursued further questioning
Faizan had even filed a complaint with the Raipur police reporting his phone as stolen.
Despite authorities summoning Faizan to Mumbai for questioning, he failed to appear, which led to his arrest on Tuesday.
Faizan is now expected to appear before a local court in Raipur, where Mumbai police will request his transit remand to bring him to Mumbai for further investigation.
Investigators have not yet disclosed a clear motive behind the threat, nor have they connected him to any known criminal organizations. Notably, Faizan had also filed a complaint earlier this year against Shah Rukh Khan, citing a controversial dialogue from the actor’s 1994 film Anjaam regarding deer hunting, but it is unclear if this is linked to the current incident.
The police have booked Faizan under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including criminal intimidation and extortion, while tightening security around Shah Rukh Khan’s residence in light of the threat.
(By Ankita Singh, Web Team at C6N)
