'Lawrence Bishnoi was just 5 years old when the deer was killed': Ram Gopal Varma on death threat to Salman Khan

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's name has been all over the media ever since the killing of Baba Siddique.

In a Facebook post, one of the accused claimed the murder was executed by the Bishnoi gang, which is reportedly behind many high-profile murder and extortion cases.

Even though the police have yet to confirm or establish gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's link to the murder of the NCP leader, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has put out his version of the case on his X handle.

"Lawrence Bishnoi was just a 5-year-old kid when the deer was killed in 1998 and Bishnoi maintained his grudge for 25 years and now at age 30 he says that his life's goal is to kill Salman Khan to take revenge for killing that deer. Is this animal love at its peak or god playing a weird joke?" Varma posted on X.

Varma referred to the infamous blackbuck poaching case involving Salman Khan in 1998 during the filming of "Hum Saath-Saath Hain" in Rajasthan, which reportedly irked the Bishnoi community as it respects the animal.

One of the 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.

The Facebook post reads, "Salman Khan, we did not want this war but you are the reason behind the harm to our brother. We have no enmity towards anyone but whoever helps Salman Khan or Dawood gang should be ready for the consequences."

"The cause of his death is Anuj Thapan and linking Dawood to Bollywood, politics and property dealing," the post added.

Mumbai Police have also increased security around Salman Khan's residence, where a previous shooting incident occurred.

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.

This comes after Baba Siddique was shot dead outside his son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Bandra East, Mumbai last Saturday night.

The attack occurred around 9:30 pm when assailants opened fire, targeting Siddique and his associate, with multiple bullets fatally hitting the politician in the chest. A few hours later, the infamous Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the assassination in a social media post.

The three men who shot dead Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique threw chilli powder at police officers and also carried pepper spray as a part of the assassination plan, media reports said.

Among the three, two men- Gurmel Baljit Singh from Haryana and Dharmaraj Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh- have been arrested.

The third accused- Shivkumar Gautam- is on the run.