Mumbai/IBNS: A vegetable seller from Jamshedpur has been arrested days after he issued a death threat to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan demanding Rs. 5 crore from him, media reports said.

The accused, who has been identified as Shaikh Hussain Shaikh Mausin (24), demanded Rs. 5 crore from the actor to "end the enmity" with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose team took the responsibility of the murder of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique.

The Mumbai Police have received a WhatsApp message where a warning has been given that if the money is not paid, Salman's fate will be worse than that of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Mumbai last Saturday.

"Don't take this lightly. If Salman Khan wants to stay alive and end the enmity with Lawrence Bishnoi, he must pay ₹ 5 crore. If the money is not given, his condition will be worse than Baba Siddiqui's," the message has been quoted by NDTV.

The Mumbai Police tracked down the message and caught the accused, who had later apologised claiming he sent the text out of mistake.

The actor, who was a close friend of Baba Siddique, had his security escalated after the politician's murder. Salman is also not allowing anyone inside his residence now.

After Siddique's murder, one of the Bishnoi gang members shared a post on Facebook where he hinted at Siddique's close ties with Salman and links to underworld people that cost him his life.

On the night of April 14, gunfire shook Mumbai's Bandra neighbourhood when two men on motorbikes fired multiple rounds outside Salman Khan's residence.

The attackers, linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, were charged with conspiracy to murder and other serious crimes.