Two people, who had threatened Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Facebook, have been arrested on Thursday in Jaipur.
According to media reports, the arrested, identified as Jacky Bishnoi alias Laurence Babal and Jagdish, issued the threat on social media on September 26.
The threat was issued by Jacky who added 'Lawrence' as a prefix to his name with the intention of making people believe that he is associated with Jodhpur's Laurence gang.
According to police, the two are drug peddlers and vehicle thieves and they issued the threat in an attempt to gain some publicity.
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The cops have also seized two stolen cars from the duo.
Initially, the two weren't arrested for issuing threat to the actor. The police questioned them when they grew suspicious after seeing the two men driving around in a luxury car. The duo were stopped and questioned and it was revealed that Jacky and Jagdish were involved in drug peddling and vehicle theft.
During further interrogation, it came to light that they were also responsible for the threat against Salman Khan.
