MUMBAI – Mumbai Police have beefed up the security of Bollywood superstarSalman Khan after the Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana police found thatthe recently arrested gangster Sampat Nehra was purportedly working onkilling Khan.
According to Haryana Police, Nehra had done recce to kill the actor and hadbeen planning to execute it for the past few months. Nehra, who wasarrested in Hyderabad, was a sharpshooter with the notorious LawrenceBishnoi gang of Rajasthan.
A senior police official from Mumbai Police confirmed that police coveraround the actor’s residence in Bandra (West) has been enhanced.
“We have enhanced the overall security of Salman Khan. Police will bepresent around his apartment to make sure no nefarious activity is done bythe gang from Rajasthan,” he said.
The official added that personal bodyguards have not been provided to Khanfrom the force yet as the city police is analysing the threat perception.
Lawrence Bishnoi had threatened to kill the actor in January over theblackbuck case, for which the actor used to visit Rajasthan to appear incourt.