In the Shah Rukh Khan death threat case, police arrest a lawyer

Last week, Bandra police station received a call threatening actor Shah Rukh Khan.

On Tuesday, the Mumbai police arrested a man in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for allegedly issuing death threats to actor Shah Rukh Khan. Last week, Bandra police station had received a call threatening Shah Rukh Khan and asking for ₹50 lakh. Hence, a case was registered by the police under sections 308(4) (extortion involving threats of death or serious injury) and 351(3)(4) (criminal intimidation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the caller.

Police arrested a lawyer in the case of the threatening call made for Shah Rukh Khan.

The police have now nabbed a lawyer in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur named Faizan Khan. The Raipur lawyer has been summoned because the threat call was made using a phone number registered in his name. The Mumbai police then visited Raipur and summoned the lawyer who lives within the limits of the Pandri police station.

What did the lawyer tell the media about the death threat made to Shah Rukh Khan?

Ajay Kumar, Superintendent of Police (CSP- Civil Lines), told PTI last week that Faizan Khan said he lost his phone and lodged a complaint at the Khamardih police station. He told the media that the threat call from his phone number was part of a conspiracy against him. He said, “My phone was stolen on November 2, and I complained. I told Mumbai police about it. They interrogated me for about two hours.”

Faizan Khan had complained against Shah Rukh Khan.

Faizan Khan said that he had lodged a complaint against Shah Rukh Khan over a dialogue in his movie ‘Anjaam’ (1994) over the reference to deer hunting. He said, “I hail from Rajasthan. The Bishnoi community(which is from Rajasthan) is my friend. It is in their religion to protect deer. So, if a Muslim says something like this about deer, it is condemnable. Therefore, I objected. Whoever has made a call from my phone, it seems intentional. I think it is a conspiracy against me.”