Baba Siddique Killing: Amid Threats To Salman Khan, Is This Comedian Lawrence Bishnoi Gang's Next Target?

The Mumbai Police provided security to stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui who came to the centre of a serious security concern after members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang allegedly attempted to target him in a Delhi hotel last month.

After the incident, the Mumbai Police intensified the security of the comedian as a precautionary measure, reported Moneycontrol, citing police officials. It added that threat to Faruqui emerged after gang members booked a room at the same hotel where he was staying for an event in September.

It comes after former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men outside his son’s office in Mumbai on Saturday evening. The police arrested two of three shooters, who claimed ties with the Bishnoi gang whose leader Lawrence remains incarcerated in Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail.

Through an unverified social media post, the Bishnoi gang themselves claimed responsibility for the killing of Baba Siddique and left a threatening message for Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who shared a close association with Siddique.

Khan has faced repeated threats from the Bishnoi gang. The NCP leader’s killing comes months after an assassination attempt on Khan, when two shooters fired five rounds outside the actor’s Galaxy Apartment in Bandra on April 14.

The assailants were later arrested in Gujarat. The Mumbai Police, in a charge sheet, claimed that jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had links to the shooters.

Munawar Faruqui On Bishnoi Gang’s Hit List?

The security concern around comedian Munawar Faruqui emerged after intelligence agencies, based on their confidential inputs, alerted the local authorities about the planned attack. Later, Faruqui was evacuated from the event and escorted to Mumbai under security protection, reported TOI.

The Mumbai Police, however, have not directly linked the threats to Munawar Faruqui to the Bishnoi gang. But they remain on alert given the recent incident of Baba Siddique’s killing in Mumbai’s Bandra.

Reports revealed that security has been increased for Salman Khan with nearly dozens of cops deployed outside his residence- the Galaxy Apartments in Bandra, where he lives with his parents and other family members.