Mumbai: Mumbai Police have arrested a 20-year-old man from Noida for allegedly making a threat call to Bollywood actor Salman Khan and MLA Zeeshan Siddique, son of the late NCP leader Baba Siddique. The accused, identified as Mohammad Tayyab, also known as Gurfan Khan, was apprehended in Noida’s Sector 39 on Tuesday.
Salman Khan & Zeeshan Siddique Receive Fresh Death Threats
Salman Khan and Zeeshan Siddique have reportedly received fresh death threats. The threat call was made to the public relations office of Zeeshan Siddique in Bandra East on Friday evening, where the caller threatened to kill both Siddique and Khan and demanded money. Based on a complaint by an employee at Zeeshan Siddique's office, a case has been registered at Nirmal Nagar Police Station.
About The Murder Of Former NCP Baba Siddique
Former minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in Bandra on Dussehra. Reports indicate that the assailant had planned to target Zeeshan Siddique along with Baba Siddique. Additionally, Salman Khan, who was a close friend of Baba Siddique, also received a death threat following the incident. This recent threat call has intensified security concerns around both Salman Khan and Zeeshan Siddique.
Zeeshan Siddique filed his nomination for the upcoming assembly elections under Ajit Pawar's NCP on Monday, having recently joined Ajit Pawar's faction. He has been nominated from Bandra East and mentioned on Monday that he has the support of Salman Khan.
A cr no 617/24 have been registered at Nirmalnagar police station yesterday. The contents are that the accused called the helpline number of the office of Shri Zishan Siddique on 25th Oct and gave veiled threats about his and Actor Salman Khan's safety and that their lives were under threat. The accused Gufran Ghan aged 20 years, r/o Noida was arrested by Nirmalnagar Police Station yesterday.
