Man enters set of Salman Khan's upcoming film, threatens his bodyguard
Mumbai (PTI): A man was detained after he entered the set of Bollywood actor Salman Khan's upcoming film here and threatened his bodyguard using the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, police said on Thursday.
Khan was not present on the set in Shivaji Park area on Wednesday when the incident took place, an official said.
The accused, against whom a non-cognisable or `NC' complaint was registered, is a junior artist working in the film industry, he said.
As he walked onto the set, a bodyguard stopped him and asked what was he doing there, said the police official.
They had an argument, and the accused threatened him using Bishnoi's name, as per the complaint.
Shivaji Park police took the man in custody and registered an NC case for alleged criminal intimidation under section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
As per preliminary probe, the accused and the bodyguard knew each other and they had some dispute, the official said.
In a non-cognizable case, police can not register a First Information Report or arrest any person unless instructed by a court.
Salman Khan, 58, has received multiple threats from the Bishnoi gang in the past. Two members of the gang allegedly opened fire outside his residence here in April this year. Later, Panvel police also claimed to have uncovered a plot to attack Khan.
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Extraction of water through illegal borewells not less than sin: Delhi HC
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI): Extraction of water through illegal borewells is nothing less than a sin, the Delhi High Court has observed while calling for imposition of "some kind of deterrence" on offenders.
The high court lamented that if such illegal borewells are not stopped, Delhi might end up facing a similar situation as happened in South Africa's Johannesburg a few years back when the city had no water.
"Some kind of deterrence needs to be imposed. It is nothing less than a sin the way illegal borewells are reducing the water level. Do you know what happened in Johannesburg? A few years ago the city had no water for several months. They faced a major water crisis. Do you want that situation to come up in Delhi also?" said a bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on April 9.
The court questioned the civic authorities as to how they could even permit borewells that too for constructions.
The court was hearing a plea by Sunil Kumar Sharma, an advocate, claiming that several borewells or submersible pumps were illegally installed at an under construction building at Goenka Road in Roshanara area here and sought their removal.
The petitioner also informed the court that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has responded in an RTI application that six borewells were found installed in the building.
Whereas, the SDM of Daryaganj has responded to the RTI application that three borewells were found in the building, which have been sealed, Sharma said.
The court ordered a joint survey of the property by high ranking officials of the MCD, DJB and SHO of the area.
"Having regard to the ever decreasing water level on account of such illegal activities, we direct a survey be conducted of such building by a team of high ranking officials nominated by the MCD commissioner, Delhi Jal Board CEO respectively and the SHO of police station concerned," the bench said, adding that the team should conduct the survey within 10 days and file a report.
The court also directed that if any illegal borewell is found functional at the site, appropriate action be taken by the authorities.
It further directed if the survey team finds that illegal borewells were earlier functional, it should mention in its report about the number of such machines and since when they were functional.
On the basis of findings of the report, it would consider imposing environmental compensation on the building owners for causing harm to water level, the bench said and listed the matter for further hearing on July 30.
The petitioner claimed in the plea that the building owner was constructing around 100 flats on the plot and the borewells were causing substantial harm to the residents of the area and it could also damage the environment.
He said that he has given representations to the authorities but no action has been taken.
