New Delhi: After the murder of Baba Siddiqui, threats to Salman Khan have increased. Seeing the constant threat to the actor's life, his security has also been increased. Now news is coming that a person from Rajasthan has been caught and handed over to Maharashtra Police on charges of threatening to kill the actor.

The person had sent threatening messages to the actor and demanded a ransom of Rs 5 crore on the traffic police helpline. The accused has been arrested from Karnataka. Mumbai Police said in a statement that the accused Bikaram Jalaram Bishnoi, who claims to be Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, is a native of Jalore district of Rajasthan.

Man arrested from Karnataka

Haveri Superintendent of Police Anshu Kumar told news agency , "Based on information received from Maharashtra ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad), a person was arrested in Haveri town and handed over to them today."

During investigation, it was found that the accused hails from Karnataka, following which a team of Worli police was sent to arrest him. Bishnoi was arrested late Tuesday night and after interrogation, he was handed over to Worli police.

Where did the whole matter start from?

The dispute between Salman Khan and Lawrence Bishnoi is related to an incident of 1998. Salman Khan was then shooting for Sooraj Barjatya's multi-starrer film 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. One day the actor went hunting at night where he killed two blackbucks. This species is worshipped by the Bishnoi community and for this reason the Bishnoi committee is angry with him.

This long-standing feud has led to several threats against the actor in recent months. After 26 years, the matter has come into limelight. Earlier this year, some unidentified persons had also opened fire near his residence.