Mumbai: A man allegedly entered Bollywood actor Salman Khan's shooting location in Shivaji Park, Dadar on Wednesday and issued threats in the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Police said the man got into an argument with the shooting team in a bid to enter the set and then threatened the staff that he would call members of the Bishnoi gang. Police immediately took the man into custody.

The incident caused a brief commotion on the set, but security personnel quickly intervened. The Mumbai Crime Branch also reached Shivaji Park police station to interrogate the suspect and ascertain the motive behind the incident.

Khan has been under constant threat from the Bishnoi gang since the blackbuck poaching case.

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In a shocking incident, a man allegedly entered the shooting venue of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in central Mumbai and allegedly issued threats in the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, an official said on Wednesday.

The suspect was immediately held and taken to the Shivaji Park Police Station for questioning, the official said.

According to the police sources, the incident took when the suspect managed to gain access to the set where Salman Khan was scheduled to shoot.

The Mumbai Police has stepped up Salman Khan's security after a firing incident that took place at the actors Bandra residence in April this year.

In April, two motorcyclists had opened fire outside Salman Khan's house.

They had shot four bullets outside the Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai's Bandra west, where the actor lives, before fleeing.