Salman Khan's Lyricist Sent Threats To Actor To Publicise Song, Arrested: Police
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The threat came at a time when Mr Khan had been receiving multiple warnings allegedly from Bishnoi and his associates, who have previously targeted him over alleged grievances stemming from a 1998 blackbuck poaching case.
In a twist worthy of a Bollywood movie, the 24-year-old lyricist of a song in an upcoming Salman Khan film has been arrested for issuing a death threat - purportedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang - to the actor and himself. Police said the lyricist had called the Mumbai traffic control room because he wanted the song, which mentions Bishnoi, to get publicity.
Sohail Pasha was arrested from Raichur in Karnataka on Tuesday, days after the WhatsApp helpline of the city police received a message on November 7 threatening that Mr Khan and the lyricist of the song 'Main Sikandar Hun' would be killed if Rs 5 crore was not paid.
"The songwriter's condition will be such that he will no longer be able to write songs. If Salman Khan has the courage, he should save them," the threat message read.
