Sourabh Mahakal alias Siddhesh Kamble, an alleged member of the gang who was arrested by Pune Police on Wednesday, made this revelation during interrogation, says the police officials
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Three members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang delivered a letter threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan, Mumbai police officials said on Thursday.
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Sourabh Mahakal alias Siddhesh Kamble, an alleged member of the gang who was arrested by Pune Police on Wednesday, made this revelation during interrogation, the police officials said. The team of Mumbai Police headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police level officer reached the crime branch unit office of Pune Police.
Mahakal was also interrogated by the Delhi Police's Special Cell involving his connection with singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder. Mahakal allegedly told investigators that three members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang came from Jalour in Rajasthan and one of them placed the letter on a bench in Bandra Bandstand area where Salim Khan, noted screenplay writer and Salman's father, was sitting after his morning walk.
The letter threatened that Salman Khan and his father will meet Moosewala's fate.
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According to police, Mahakal is an accomplice of shooter Santosh Jadhav and a suspect in Singer Sidhu Moose Wala murder case.
Mahakal was arrested in MCOCA act registered at Manchar Police station of Pune district in connection with a 2021 murder case. He has been sent to police custody till June 20 by the special court. Sourav Mahakal was arrested in connection with the murder of Omkar Bankhule last year.
The Mumbai Police on Sunday lodged the First Information Report (FIR) against an unknown person for sending a 'Threat letter' to the Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan. The letter in Hindi said that both Salim Khan and his son would soon meet the same fate as slain singer Siddhu Moose Wala (Tera Moosawala bana denge), said the police sources on condition of anonymity.
Bandra Police has seized more than 200 CCTV footage to probe the matter. A total of 10 teams, including the Crime Branch and the local police, are involved in the investigation of the Salman case.
(with inputs from agencies)
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