Mumbai:

Somy Ali, the ex-girlfriend of Salman Khan made a sensational revelation about a threatening call from the underworld to the superstar in the 90s, when she was in a relationship with him.

Speaking exclusively to IANS, Somy Ali recalled her days with Salman Khan, her tryst with Bollywood, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and more.

Asked if during her relationship with Salman in the 1990s, when Dawood Ibrahim’s ties to Bollywood were rampant, did she witness or hear any discussions about the don and his connections with the film industry, Somy replied, “I heard multiple conversations about him, but nobody took Dawood’s name directly, nor did anyone speak about Chota Shakeel. People used to call them the underworld.”

Somy continued, “Divya Bharti was my best friend. We grew very close while shooting for ‘Andolan’ in Bengaluru. I asked Divya what the underworld was. Divya asked, ‘Do you know what mafia is?’ I said, ‘Yes, there’s the Italian mafia in America.’ Divya said, ‘underworld and mafia are similar.'”

Somy also spoke about a threat call to Salman Khan on their landline.

“I lived with Salman at his Galaxy apartment for three years,” she recalled and added, “Once, I received a call on our bedroom’s landline. The person on the other side threatened to abduct me, saying, ‘Salman ko bol dena, Somy Ali ko hum utha kar le jayenge (Tell Salman that we will abduct Somy Ali).'”

Somy continued, “When I told Salman about this, he panicked but handled the situation. However, he never told me how he ‘handled’ it.”

When asked if she ever tried to find out who it was from the underworld who had called the actor, Somy replied, “I asked Salman two to three times about this, but he replied, ‘It’s better that you don’t know about these things.'”

Somy also added that Salman Khan kept her away from such matters, knowing she was naive.

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New Delhi:

Former Bollywood actor and Salman Khan’s ex-girlfriend Somy Ali has publicly extended an invitation for a Zoom call to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently incarcerated in Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail.

This post comes against the backdrop of Bishnoi’s claim of responsibility for the murder of Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader who was known to be close to Mr Khan. Bishnoi had also issued a warning to anyone associated with Mr Khan. 

“Namaste, Lawrence Bhai,” Ms Ali’s post read. “I’ve heard and seen as well that you do Zoom calls even from jail. So I want to discuss a few things with you. Please tell me how that can be done. Rajasthan is my most favourite place in the world. I want to visit your temple for a prayer but let’s get done with the Zoom call first. Trust me this chat is for your own good. Please give me your mobile number, I’ll be grateful. Thank you.”

Mr Khan and Ms Ali were in a relationship in the 1990s which ended in a widely publicised fallout. Ms Ali has previously accused Mr Khan of domestic violence, which the actor categorically denied. 

The Navi Mumbai police today arrested Sukhbir Balbir Singh, alias Sukha, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, in connection with the plot to assassinate Salman Khan. Sukha was apprehended in Haryana’s Panipat by a team of Panvel Town police. According to police sources, he had been in touch with a handler based in Pakistan, identified as Dogar, and had allegedly commissioned members of the Bishnoi gang to carry out the assassination.

The plan to eliminate Mr Khan reportedly involved the use of sophisticated weapons, including AK-47s, M16s, and AK92s, which were to be smuggled into India from Pakistan.

Additionally, the Navi Mumbai police intend to question Sukha regarding his involvement in the murder of Baba Siddique. 

The threat against Salman Khan reached a boiling point earlier this year when gunfire was reported outside the actor’s Bandra residence. An FIR filed in connection with the case named key figures such as Lawrence Bishnoi, his brother Anmol, Sampat Nehra, Goldie Brar, and Rohit Godhara as the masterminds.

In June, police uncovered a chilling conspiracy that aimed to target Mr Khan during his travels to his farmhouse near Panvel. According to the police, Bishnoi and Nehra’s gangs had deployed between 60 and 70 members to conduct surveillance on Mr Khan’s movements. This included monitoring his Bandra residence, Panvel farmhouse, and even his film sets. The plotters were allegedly recruiting minors as sharp shooters and sourcing weapons from Pakistan.