Somy Ali, actor and former girlfriend of Bollywood star Salman Khan, has sparked controversy with her recent social media post directed at gangster Lawrence Bishnoi whose gang has threatened to kill the latter.
Ali shared a picture of Lawrence Bishnoi with a caption directly addressing the jailed gangster. In the post, she referred to him as ‘Lawrence Bhai’ (brother) and expressed her desire to communicate with him via video call. She also stated her wish to visit his temple in Rajasthan.
“This is a direct message to Lawrence Bishnoi. Hello, Lawrence brother, I have heard and also seen that you are making zoom calls from jail as well, so I want to talk to you. Please let me know how this can happen? Rajasthan is my favourite place in the whole world. I want to come to your temple for worship, but let’s have a zoom call first and we can have some more talks after the worship. Believe me, these talks are for your benefit. It will be a great favour if you can share your mobile number. Thank you,” Ali wrote on Instagram.
Her post comes on the heels of the murder of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, a close associate of Salman Khan. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the attack, issuing a warning to anyone associated with the actor. Consequently, Salman Khan’s security was tightened.
According to the police, the animosity between Lawrence Bishnoi and Salman Khan first became public in 2018 when the gangster said during a court appearance in Jodhpur, “We will kill Salman Khan. Everyone will know once we take action. I have not done anything as of now, they are accusing me of crimes for no reason.”
Since then, the popular actor has received multiple threats to his life, with the matter reaching a tipping point in April this year when gunshots were fired outside Salman’s Bandra residence by two shooters reportedly belonging to the Bishnoi gang who were later arrested.
The enmity stems from the infamous blackbuck poaching case involving Salman Khan which took place in 1998 during the filming of Hum Saath-Saath Hain in Rajasthan, irking the Bishnoi community which revers the animal.
Lawrence Bishnoi is currently incarcerated in Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Jail, facing numerous charges, including murder, attempted murder, extortion, and drug and arms smuggling across various states.
A product of a gangster-terror network nexus, Lawrence Bishnoi has been named by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in several high-profile cases, including alleged his links with banned terror group Babbar Khalsa International, and smuggling of arms and ammunition from Pakistan.
Despite the NIA taking significant steps towards dismantling his criminal network, he continues to execute his design through a large group of henchman and sharpshooters in several states, especially in the north and west of India.
