The Mumbai Police have arrested a man accused of sending threatening messages to several Bollywood celebrities, including Ayushmann Khurrana and Tusshar Kapoor. The accused, Vaibhav Mishra, was reportedly posing as a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Accused posed as a gang member
According to the IANS report, Vaibhav Mishra, who works as an IT engineer, was arrested in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He allegedly sent threatening audio messages to film personalities in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi. According to Mumbai Police sources, he had been targeting several celebrities living in Mumbai over the past few days.
Ayushmann Khurrana and Tusshar Kapoor among those targeted
Ayushmann Khurrana reportedly received a threatening audio message from someone claiming links with the Bishnoi gang. The sender allegedly demanded crores of rupees from the ‘Dream Girl’ actor.Earlier, Tusshar Kapoor also reportedly received a similar audio message. The sender claimed to be Harry Boxxer, a member of the gang, and demanded Rs 5 crore from the ‘Golmaal’ actor. However, the preliminary investigation suggested the audio might be fake.
Tiger Shroff firing case adds to concerns
Meanwhile, the film industry was recently shaken by the firing attack on actor Tiger Shroff on October 18. The Lawrence Bishnoi group claimed responsibility for the attack.A representative of the group, Anil Pandit, posted on social media that they would not spare anyone who chooses to work closely with Salman Khan. He also released an audio clip asking Salman to apologise. In the clip, he said, “Listen to me carefully, Salman Khan. If you don’t apologise to my elder brother, Lawrence Bishnoi, or to the Bishnoi community, then we won’t even leave a dog in your house. We will destroy your entire family. Keep this in mind. Don’t think that you are in security and nothing will happen to you.”On the work front, Ayushmann Khurrana was recently seen in the film ‘Udta Teer’, co-starring Sara Ali Khan. On the other hand, Tusshar Kapoor was last seen in Ahmed Khan’s ‘Welcome to the Jungle’.