Mumbai, October 18: The Mumbai Traffic Police has received a threat message demanding Rs 5 crore from Bollywood actor Salman Khan, officials said on Friday. The Worli police have registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for threat and extortion.

The city's traffic control room on Thursday afternoon received a threat on its WhatsApp helpline, he said. In the message, the sender threatened the actor and demanded Rs 5 crore from him, he said, adding that a probe is underway. ‘If Salman Khan Wants To End Enmity With Lawrence Bishnoi…’: Threatening Message With Demand of INR 5 Crore Sent to WhatsApp Number of Mumbai Traffic Police, Probe Launched.

The superstar had earlier received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Bishnoi gang members had also opened fire outside the actor's Bandra home in April, he said. Salman Khan Farmhouse Case: Navi Mumbai Police Arrests Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Member and Shooter Sukha in Panipat for Plotting To Kill the Bollywood Superstar.

Meanwhile, the Navi Mumbai police on Thursday uncovered a plot to kill Khan by the Bishnoi gang in June and arrested one of its shooters, identified as Sukhbir Singh of Haryana's Panipat, he said.