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29 March 2024

Bollywood's Shah Rukh Khan on Interpol call...

Indian Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan looks on at the unveiling of the application "The MAD Wall of Dreams" specially created for the forthcoming Hindi film ‘Mad About Dance’ in Mumbai late August 8, 2014. (AFP)

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Internationally renowned Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been roped in as an ambassador for Interpol's ‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign to promote awareness on how everyone can play a role in preventing crime.

This announcement comes few days after Mumbai police have increased security outside the actor's residence in suburban Mumbai after an alleged threat call was made to his office by local gangster.

The caller warned that the actor should not work with Bollywood producer brothers — Ali and Karim Morani.

The actor’s security was recently withdrawn by the Mumbai police. In January this year, the Mumbai police had provided security to Mr Khan after the agency suspected that the actor could be on the hit list of the banned organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba or LeT.

Now, Interpol's ‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign will see SRK as the first Indian to be made an ambassador for the global campaign, is lending his voice to help spread the message that all of society benefits when citizens respect law and fight crime.

The actor took to social media to express his gratitude and wrote, "Honoured to be the Ambassador for TURN BACK CRIME , the Interpol initiative. Thanx Mr. Noble for the opportunity."

Khan was quoted in an official release from Interpol Headquarters in Lyon in France, "As Mahatma Gandhi once said, 'I shall not fear anyone on Earth. I shall fear only God. I shall not bear ill will toward anyone. I shall not submit to injustice from anyone. I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering, if I have to'.

"We all should believe in this maxim and in whatever way possible resolve not to let unjust people who might threaten us with criminal activity make us fear them. Because I believe we can, we should, and we must stand together against the few who commit crimes against any human being, in whatever form or guise these crimes might take."

Khan joins actor Jackie Chan as an Ambassador for the campaign, which has already garnered support from public figures including footballer Lionel Messi, Formula 1 racing drivers Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen in addition to law enforcement agencies around the world.

The 'Turn Back Crime' campaign is aimed at raising public awareness that organised crime is often involved in seemingly unrelated crimes.

Drugs trafficking, people smuggling, counterfeiting, cybercrime, kidnapping, crimes against children and corruption in sport are in fact often interconnected, with profits from one crime area used to fund another.

Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble said "Shah Rukh Khan has dedicated his life to making films which reflect the highest level of professionalism and commitment to bringing joy into the lives of hundreds of millions of film goers in India and around the world".

"We are honoured to have him as an Ambassador for Interpol's global Turn Back Crime campaign and we look forward to seeing how he puts his artistic talents behind this campaign," Noble said.

The campaign is aimed at helping the public better understand these issues and empowering them not to be duped by criminals when buying products or using the Internet besides reaching out to companies and policy-makers in a bid to form a united front against contemporary crime challenges, and to support the ongoing activities of the global law enforcement community.