Salman Khan has reacted to a news article from Asia News International (ANI), published on September 4, which including remarks from lawyer Amit Mishra who is representing two men accused of firing shots near Salman’s residence in Mumbai. The report claimed that the Bollywood star has “known connections” with the underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim’s network, known as “D-Company.”
According to Live Law India, this is opposed by a legal notice issued through Salman’s attorneys at DSK Legal, and has demanded for a public apology and removal of the article. The actor asserts that the accusations are without basis, defamatory and targeted against his reputation, which is built after years of effort.
The original article referenced Mishra, who claimed that his clients were receiving threats from D-Company. The attorney raised suspicion due to the actor’s alleged ties to the group.
In the legal notice, Salman said, “Our client denies all the allegations made by Mishra against him in the Impugned Article and states that the allegations therein are absolutely false, baseless, malicious, grossly defamatory, misleading, damaging.”
The notice attacks Mishra and ANI for the origin of controversy and their role in spreading misinformation. According to the legal team of Salman, such statements are attempts that shift the focus from the events that actually led to the firing incidence and are being used as a ruse to whip up public sympathy for the accused.