Baba Siddique murder: What all I am going through in my life, says Salman hosting 'Bigg Boss 18'
On Saturday's Weekend ka Vaar episode of 'Bigg Boss 18', on which the actor serves as the host, Khan said he wanted to give the popular reality series a miss
In what could be called his first public comments following the murder of his close friend and NCP leader Baba Siddique, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is lamenting that he has to handle petty quarrels between "Bigg Boss 18" contestants at a time when he is "going through" a a lot in his life right now.
Siddique, the former Maharashtra minister known for his starry iftar parties and Bollywood connections, was gunned down on October 12 outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's Mumbai office.
According to police, Siddique may have been targeted by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi because of his proximity to Khan.
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Shouldn't have come: Salman
On Saturday's Weekend ka Vaar episode of "Bigg Boss 18", on which the actor serves as the host, Khan said he wanted to give the popular reality series a miss.
"Yaar, qasam khuda ki what all I am going through in my life and I have to come and handle this (arguments between housemates)... I feel that I shouldn't have come here today. But you have to do what you have to do," Khan can be seen saying as per several videos circulating on social media.
"Mere par bhi bahut saare laanchan lagaye gaye hain (I have been accused of many things). I know what my parents go through," he added in another clip.
It could not be immediately confirmed whether this episode was filmed before or after Siddique's killing.
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Threat to Salman Khan
Though Khan didn't share a post condoling Siddique's passing on social media, he visited the slain politician's Bandra residence last Sunday hours before his burial service.
The Mumbai traffic police received a threat message demanding ₹5 crore from the Bollywood actor, following which the Crime Branch began a probe, an official said on Friday.
A case was registered at Worli police under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for threat and extortion after the city’s traffic control room received the message on its WhatsApp helpline on Thursday afternoon, he said.
Khan had earlier received death threats from the Bishnoi gang whose members had also opened fire outside the actor’s Bandra home in April.
(With inputs from agencies)
