MUMBAI – A man associated with Lawrence Bishnoi gang has been arrested inHyderabad in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly plotting to kill Bollywoodsuperstar Salman Khan.

Notably, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had earlier threatened to kill SalmanKhan for the actor’s involvement in black buck killing in Jodhpur,Rajasthan.

The gangster arrested has been identified by Hyderabad police as SampatNehra, who will be taken to Haryana by the state police special task force.According to the Hyderabad police, Nehra had pretended to be a fan andconducted a reccee near the actor’s residence, Galaxy Apartment, in Mumbai.

After Salman Khan got bail in the black buck case and reached his residencein Mumbai, Nehra, pretending to be a fan, conducted reccee of the areasurrounding the actor’s residence. He was arrested by the police inHyderabad on June 6.

Earlier this year, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had said that he would killSalman Khan in Jodhpur. In January, there were reports of few men enteringMumbai film city premises while Salman was shooting for his upcoming movieRace 3. Following the development, over a dozen policemen were rushed tothe sets of the film and they escorted the actor to his residence in Bandra.

Salman Khan was convicted for the black buck shooting in Kankani villagenear Jodhpur on the night of October 1, 1998, during the shooting of SoorajBarjatya’s Hum Saath Saath Hain. The actor was sentenced to five years ofimprisonment.

After spending two nights in jail, the 53-year-old actor was granted a bailby the court. The court, however, had said that the actor would need itspermission if he wants to travel abroad while out on bail.