The person who threatened SRK is in the custody of Mumbai Police, arrested from Chhattisgarh

Weeks after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received death threats, authorities have now arrested the accused in Chhattisgarh. According to ANI, lawyer Mohammed Faizan Khan was detained by the police from his residence in Raipur after he failed to appear for questioning in Mumbai.

Made a threatening call 

In October, Faizan had allegedly made a threatening call to the actor, demanding Rs 50 lakh. Faizan later told the police that he had lost the mobile phone used to make the threat, and filed a complaint about the lost phone on November 2. Faizan Khan had earlier said that he would travel to Mumbai to give his statement to the Bandra police. However, due to receiving multiple threats in the last two days, he approached the Mumbai Police Commissioner, and requested that his statement be recorded virtually for his safety. According to the Indian Express, a senior Raipur police official confirmed the 42-year-old's arrest, saying that he will be produced before a local court in the city, where the Mumbai Police will request his transit remand. Faizan was summoned by the Mumbai Police in connection with the threat made to Shah Rukh Khan, but he did not turn up for questioning.

A complaint was filed against Shahrukh Khan 

Earlier, Faizan had claimed to have filed a complaint against Shah Rukh Khan at the Bandra police station, accusing the actor of inciting enmity between religious communities and saying he was being falsely implicated. He argued that the 1993 film Anjaam showed Khan killing a deer and ordering his staff to cook and eat it. "I am from Rajasthan and the Bishnoi community living there is my friend. They follow a religious tradition of protecting deer. If a Muslim makes such a statement about deer, it is extremely objectionable, so I raised my concern," the accused said, according to PTI. The Bandra police have registered a case against the caller under sections 308(4) (extortion with threat of death or grievous harm) and 351(3)(4) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (BNS).

Work Front 

Talking about the work front, Shah Rukh Khan had a great 2023, with three back-to-back releases - Pathan, Jawaan and Donkey. His next film is titled King. Shah Rukh Khan will next be seen in The King. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, the film will see Shah Rukh sharing screen space with his daughter Suhana Khan. The upcoming project will see Shah Rukh playing the mentor of Suhana's character and will reportedly be similar to the acclaimed 1994 action film Leon. The film is expected to hit the big screens in mid-2026.

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