Salman Khan Gets Arms License After Recent Death Threats

Mumbai: Mumbai Police has said that actor Salman Khan has been issued an arms license after he applied for it for self-protection. The police stated that he applied for a weapon license “in the backdrop of threat letters that he received recently”.

The actor and his father got a death threat in early June, just days after singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead near Punjab’s Mansa on May 29.

The license issuing authority had started the necessary investigation after Mr Khan met the Mumbai Police Commissioner last month.

The actor had gone to Mumbai Police Headquarters late last month to meet top police officer Vivek Phansalkar for a gun license. Sources said that he wants to keep the gun to protect himself and his family.

The report said his visit to the police headquarters was for physical verification before the licensing authority, a mandatory step in applying for a gun licence.

There were reports that Salman Khan has upgraded to an armoured and bulletproof Land Cruiser since the threats.

Lawrence Bishnoi’s threat to kill Salman Khan was linked to the 1998 blackbuck poaching case in which the actor was accused.

The actor’s father had found the unsigned letter on a bench where he sits daily after jogging in the morning.

This is not the first time Salman Khan has received threats. In 2018 when the trial of the blackbuck poaching case was underway, Bishnoi had allegedly threatened the actor because in his community blackbucks are considered sacred.

Follow us on Twitter, Google News and Instagram, and like us on Facebook for the latest updates and exciting stories.