Contemporaneous reports said a 20-year-old man from Noida was arrested on October 29, 2024, in connection with a call and WhatsApp messages about MLA Zeeshan Siddique and actor Salman Khan. Police reportedly said the man claimed he had information about a plan to harm them and hoped to obtain money for it; police characterized the threat information as false. The reports describe allegations and an arrest, not proof of a real plot or a court finding.
Who was arrested?
News reports identified the arrested man as a 20-year-old from Noida. His name appears with differing spellings and aliases across reports, including Gufran Khan, Gurfan Maqbool Khan and Mohammed Tayyab. Those variations should not be treated as independently verified identities.
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The Times of India and India Today reported the arrest on October 29, 2024, in Noida. The Times of India described cooperation between Mumbai Crime Branch and Noida police.
What happened, and when?
Reports said the call and WhatsApp messages were sent on October 25, 2024, to a number used by Siddique’s office to receive complaints from the public. His staff reportedly complained to Nirmal Nagar police, and an extortion case was registered, according to The Indian Express.
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Hindustan Times reported that police said eight WhatsApp messages were sent. That number is a detail attributed to the police account in the report.
What did the man reportedly claim?
According to police as reported by The Times of India, the man said he had overheard people discussing a plan to kill Siddique and Salman Khan, then hoped to make money by offering information. The paper quoted police as saying: “He did not demand the money, but his intention was gradually to mint money. The threat he mentioned turned out to be fake.” The report did not identify the speaker by name.
Hindustan Times reported a more specific alleged claim: that people connected with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang planned to target Siddique and attack Khan using a drone. This was described as the suspect’s claim relayed by police; the contemporaneous reports cited here do not independently corroborate it.
Was there a real threat or confirmed plot?
Police were reported to have called the threat information false. That does not establish that a plan to attack either man existed. The accounts describe a suspect’s allegation and the police characterization of it, not independent confirmation of an assassination plan.
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What is known about the legal case?
The Indian Express reported that Mumbai police registered an extortion case and arrested the man in connection with the complaint. The contemporaneous reports establish an arrest and investigation, but do not establish a conviction, acquittal, case closure or later court outcome.
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