{
  "id": 3215740,
  "title": "Salman Khan Threat Case: Accused Allegedly Faked Gang Threats & WhatsApp Chats To Extort Money, Say Mumbai Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/salman-khan-threat-case-accused-allegedly-faked-gang-threats-whatsapp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T07:13:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/salman-khan-threat-case-accused-allegedly-faked-gang-threats-whatsapp-chats-to-extort-money-say-mumbai-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai Police have announced the arrest of an individual accused of orchestrating a scheme to extort money from Bollywood actor Salman Khan. The alleged plot involved the creation of fictitious WhatsApp messages and identities, purportedly representing a criminal organization threatening the star. Police discovered inconsistencies between the accused's WhatsApp communications and CCTV footage, leading to his admission of fabricating the entire scenario to extort money from Khan. As part of the investigation, law enforcement recovered two mobile phones near Bandra seafront, which were seized along with screenshots of the fabricated WhatsApp messages. The accused allegedly received Rs 1.30 lakh from Siwan, Bihar, via phone transfer, with the funds later collected in cash by a money transfer agent in Bandra. The accused has been charged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act. The police are still investigating whether the accused acted alone or if additional parties were involved in the alleged extortion scheme.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Mumbai Police have claimed to have busted an alleged extortion plot targeting Salman Khan, with the accused allegedly creating fake WhatsApp chats and identities to make it appear that an organised crime gang was threatening the Bollywood superstar. The police said the investigation found discrepancies in the WhatsApp chats and CCTV footage failed to support the accused’s claims, leading…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mumbai Police arrest man accused of extorting Salman Khan",
    "Accused allegedly faked WhatsApp threats and identities",
    "Rs 1.30 lakh received from Bihar via phone transfer"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}