Salman Khan has faced death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang following the murder of rapper Sidhu Moosewala. Now, the actor has reportedly been provided with a Y+ security by the Maharashtra government due to security concerns. He was given regular police protection from the Mumbai Police so far.
As per a Mid-Day report, the actor will have four armed security personnel by his side at all times. Actors Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher have also been given X category security cover, which means they will have three security officers in shifts protecting them.
Mid-Day report states that the cost of the protection will be borne by the celebrities.
In June this year, Salman Khan and his father-writer Salim Khan were sent a threat letter, which threatened to do a ‘Moosewala’ to them, a reference to the singer, who was murdered in Punjab May this year. The letter was spotted by Salim’s guards.
Following this incident, Mumbai Police has arrested multiple gangsters from Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang, many of whom confessed to targeting the actor and his father.
According to reports, investigations in Mumbai, Punjab, and Delhi revealed that gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar had planned to kill Salman Khan. They reportedly made two attempts, once outside his Bandra residence during his birthday celebration in 2017 and once at his Panvel farmhouse in 2018.
Anupam Kher has reportedly been given security cover after receiving threats post the release of his film ‘The Kashmir Files’, while Akshay was granted security on basis of social media threats over his nationality.
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