New Delhi: A young boy was detained on Monday by the police for allegedly calling up actress Katrina Kaif and threatening and abusing her companion and actor Salman Khan, police said.

The youth, Ajay Vasant Giri, a resident of suburban Mulund, was nabbed following a non-cognisable complaint registered by Khan on Sunday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone IX), V K Choubey was quoted by PTI.

The 25-year old Giri is in the habit of calling random numbers in the wee hours and ended up calling Kaif at 4:30 hours IST on Saturday. Khan answered the call and got into an argument with him during which Giri allegedly abused and threatened the actor.

The actor lodged the complaint with Bandra police following which officials zeroed-in on Giri's number and caught him, the sources said.

Giri is a class XII dropout and the son of a businessman, the police officer added. Preventive action will be taken against Giri, the sources added.