Salman Khan gets almost assassinated by sharpshooter

Bollywood superstar made headlines after a death threat letter was received by his father Salim Khan.

The Bollywood megastar's security was beefed up after the incident and Mumbai police had started their investigation on the same.

A plan was devised to assassinate Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Even while the investigation into the daylight murder of Sidhu Moose Wala continues, this is one of the most gruesome facts to emerge.

During the inquiry into the murder of Sidhu Moose Wala, investigators discovered a piece of information that had previously been unknown.

The Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor was almost slain by a sniper outside his home, but he was saved by a whisker.

Lawrence Bishnoi, a suspect in the Moose Wala murder case, had sent a sharpshooter with a small-bore weapon hidden in a modified hockey case to kill Salman Khan.

The sharpshooter was reportedly planted out of the actor’s residence and tried to assassinate him, but he backed out at the last moment by chance.

Salman escapes death

The gangster Lawrence Bishnoi sent men who conducted a research of Salman Khan's routine and knew that the actor doesn’t accompany security guards when he goes out cycling in the morning. 

Bishnoi had earlier vowed to kill Salman Khan after the actor was accused in the blackbuck poaching case of 1998 in Rajasthan.

The threat letter ended with a couple of initials including 'L.B.' which the police suspected refers to 'Lawrence Bishnoi.

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