Kangana Ranaut Breaks Silence On Salman Khan Receiving Death Threats Issue: 'Country Is In Safe Hands'

Kangana Ranaut recently responded to Salman Khan's death threats, expressing her belief that the country is safe under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and that there is no need to be concerned about security.

She told ANI on Sunday, "We are actors. Salman Khan has been provided with security by the Centre. He is getting protection from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, then there is nothing to fear."

"When I was threatened, I was also given security by the government, today the country is in safe hands. We have nothing to worry about," she added.

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On Sunday, Kangana Ranaut performed Ganga Aarti in Haridwar and announced her plan to visit Kedarnath Dham. She said, "I always wanted to visit Kedarnath Dham and finally that is happening."

Meanwhile, Salman Khan has received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and has been provided with Y+ category security by the Mumbai Police.

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When he appeared on India TV's show Aap ki Adalat on Saturday, Salman shared his experience of dealing with the death threats. He said that he is currently under Y+ category security and while he feels safer, it has also created some inconveniences for him. He mentioned that he can no longer ride a bicycle or go anywhere alone and his security creates traffic problems and draws unwanted attention from other people. He also expressed concern for his fans who may be affected by the situation.

"Security is better than insecurity. Yes, security is there. Now it is not possible to ride a bicycle on the road and go alone anywhere. And more than that, now I have this problem that when I am in traffic, then there is so much security, vehicles creating inconvenience to other people. They also give me a look. And my poor fans. There is a serious threat that's why there is security," he said.

"I am doing whatever I have been told. There is a dialogue 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' 'they have to be lucky 100 times, I have to be lucky once'. So, I got to be very careful," he added.

Salman continued, "I am going everywhere with full security. I know whatever is going to happen will happen no matter what you do. I believe that (points towards god) that he is there. It is not that I will start roaming freely, it is not like that. Now there are so many Shera's around me, so many guns are going around with me that I am myself scared these days."

A minor was recently taken into custody by Mumbai Police for reportedly issuing a death threat against Salman Khan. Mumbai Police disclosed that they received a call from the alleged offender, who identified himself as Rockey Bhai from Jodhpur, claiming to be a Gau Rakshak (cow vigilante), and threatening to "eliminate" Salman Khan on April 30. The threat was made on April 10, and the police promptly took action, arresting the minor.

Mumbai Police revealed the caller was found to be a minor. "As of now, we don't think the call should be taken seriously. But we are probing why the minor behaved in such a way," an officer said.

On March 26, one person identified as Dhakad Ram, a resident of Luni in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district, was arrested for sending a threat mail to Salman. He was apprehended and taken into custody.

A case was registered at Bandra police station. The accused, in his mail, alleged that the superstar will meet the same fate as Sidhu Moosewala. "A case has been registered at Bandra police station with regard to emailed threats to kill Salman Khan. In a joint operation, Mumbai Police and Luni Police teams caught the accused, Dhakad Ram, a resident of Luni in Jodhpur district," Ishwar Chand Pareek, an officer at Luni police station of Jodhpur had told ANI earlier.

Coming back to Kangana Ranaut, during her Haridwar visit, she also reacted to the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said, "There is a lot of curiosity among people about the elections, but in 2024 the same thing will happen that happened in 2019."

In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 353 seats and swept back to power.

(With ANI inputs)