Death threat to SRK: accused gathered Khan's security details online

Mumbai: In the case of a man who was issued death threats to Bollywood mega-star Shah Rukh Khan, the investigation revealed that the person used the internet to gather sensitive security details of Khan and his family members, IANS reported.

The accused, Faizan Khan, a Raipur-based lawyer, was arrested for death-threat-cum-extortion. He had issued a death threat and demanded Rs 50 lakh as extortion money. He allegedly gathered security and movement details of Khan and his son, Aryan Khan, online.

This was found after forensic analysis of Faizan Khan's second mobile phone, which the Bandra Police probe team recovered, as the accused lawyer remains in judicial custody for the next ten days.

However, Faizan Khan has been giving evasive and misleading replies about the motives behind collecting the information on the VIP star father-son duo's security setup - who are accorded a Y-Plus level of protection.

On November 7, Faizan Khan set alarm bells ringing when he made the menacing call to the Bandra Police Station landline, which swung into action and registered a case against an unknown person.

Faizan Khan reportedly said to the policeman who picked up the phone, "Is not Shah Rukh Khan the same who lives in 'Mannat' (bungalow)... a Bandstand-wala... If he doesn't pay up ₹ 50 lakh, I will kill him."

When the on-duty cop asked for his identity, Faizan Khan said, "It doesn't matter, my name is Hindustani", and disconnected the call after the threat.

The police immediately swung into action, filed the case, traced the number to the Chhattisgarh capital, Raipur, deployed tech intel, sought help from the local police and managed to zero in on Faizan.

He was finally arrested on November 12 by a Mumbai Police team and brought here for the probe.