Salman Khan is not the only person on the list of notorious gangster, Lawrence Bishnoi. In fact, in his recent confession to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Bishnoi disclosed a total of ten names who were on his target list. Salman Khan was on top of the list.

Lawrence Bishnoi's top 10 murder targets included the following names: Salman Khan, Shagunpreet (Manager of Sidhu Moose Wala), Mandeep Dhaliwal (gangster), Kaushal Chowdhary (gangster), Amit Dagar (gangster), Sukhpreet Singh Buddha (head of the Bambiha gang), Lucky Patial (gangster), Rummy Masana (a henchman of Gounder gang), Gurpreet Sekhon (leader of the Gounder gang), Bholu Shooter, Sunny Lefty, and Anil Lath—the final three being the murderers of Vicky Middukhera.

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According to Indian media reports, Bishnoi and his gang threatened to kill Salman Khan on multiple occasion, delivering their threats via letters, phone calls, email and so on. As a result, Salman's security team has expanded in size and the actor is now riding in a bullet-proof car. The "Dabangg" star even applied for a gun-license as a result of the threats.

On May 29, 2022, Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead while he was on his way to a relative's house. He was killed a day after security around him was withdrawn. Lawrence Bishnoi's gang had claimed responsibility for the murder.