Salman Khan's Dad Salim Khan REACTS To Gun Firing Incident: 'Jaahil Log Jo Kehte Hain Maar Denge...'

Salim Khan has opened up on the recent shooting near his family’s Mumbai home in an interview. He referred to those who threaten his son Salman Khan as ‘jaahil’ (illiterate) and mentioned that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has provided extra police protection for the entire Khan family.

In a conversation with India Today, Salim Khan said in Hindi, “What’s there to talk about ye jaahil log jo kehte hain maar denge tab pata lagega na (These illiterate people say you’ll learn your lesson when we’ll kill you). We’ve been given extra police protection. They’ve (Mumbai Police) assured protection for us and our friends. If they’ve arrested two people today, that means they’re on it.”

He also mentioned that Salman has been advised to stick to his usual schedule. Salim said that since the matter is with the police, they’ve been told not to talk about the incident in public.

Meanwhile, Salman Khan’s first video ever since the firing incident outside his Mumbai residence has surfaced online. On Tuesday, the actor met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in his apartment. In a video shared on social media by the news agency ANI, Khan was seen interacting with CM Shinde. He was also accompanied by his father, Salim Khan.

Gunshots were fired outside Salman Khan’s residence at Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai’s Bandra area on April 14. The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two suspects, Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, from Bhuj, Gujarat, late on Monday night, and brought them to Mumbai. As per the police, the accused recced Salman Khan’s residence thrice. The police believe that the accused had planned to attack at the place from where Salman waved to his fans and that is where bullets were fired. “The language used in a Facebook post was threatening, and role of Anmol Bishnoi (brother of incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi) is visible,” a senior officer said.