Songwriter Arrested for Extorting 5 Crore from Salman Khan in Alleged Bishnoi Threat Case

Mumbai Police recently arrested a 24-year-old songwriter, identified as Sohail Pasha, for allegedly sending threatening messages to actor Salman Khan. The young writer reportedly demanded ?5 crore from Khan, using the name of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to back his threats. According to police officials, Pasha aimed to gain attention for a song he wrote, "Main Sikandar Hun," and chose this method to attract fame.

On November 7, Mumbai traffic police received multiple WhatsApp messages claiming that Salman Khan would be killed if he failed to pay ?5 crore. The messages also threatened harm to the writer of "Main Sikandar Hun." The police took immediate action, tracing the origin of the messages to Raichur, Karnataka, where Pasha was eventually tracked down.

The crime branch first identified the phone number used to send the messages, which belonged to a man named Vyankatesh Narayan in Raichur. However, Narayan explained that his phone had no internet access, which puzzled investigators. He recalled that a stranger had approached him on November 3, requesting to make a call using his phone. The probe revealed that this stranger had used Narayan's phone number to receive a WhatsApp OTP and set up the messaging app on his own device.

With this information, the police were able to locate Pasha in Manavi village near Raichur. Pasha, the writer of "Main Sikandar Hun," admitted to using the threats as a publicity stunt, hoping it would make his song popular. Following his arrest, he was transported to Mumbai and handed over to the Worli police for further investigation.

In recent months, Salman Khan has received at least four similar threats. Moreover, another Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan, received a death threat call last week, leading Mumbai Police to arrest a man in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.