Two bike-borne unidentified persons opened fire outside actor Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai's Bandra in the early hours of Sunday, April 14, police said. There were reportedly gunshots by two unidentified persons who allegedly opened fire outside the actor's house. Post the incident, the security arrangement have been tightened outside Salman Khan’s residence.
Salman and his family have received death threats in the past. Earlier, some sent letters to threaten him while some illegally entered into his properties. He has been provided Y+ category security by the Maharashtra government. The 'Dabangg' actor also purchased a bulletproof Nissan SUV.
For the unversed, in March 2023, the 58-year-old actor received death threat via an e-mail. Based on a complaint lodged, the Mumbai Police registered a case against gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar in connection with the threat e-mail to Salman Khan.
In November 2023, he received a fresh death threat amidst security. Mumbai Police did a security review for the actor after he received a threat on Facebook by an account that claimed to be gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The FB account had Bishnoi's photo as a profile pic. The post was addressed to Punjabi singer Gippy Grewal. The same issued a warning to Salman Khan as well.
