Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurana received an extortion call on Wednesday, a day after Tusshar Kappoor received similar threats. The caller claimed to be a part of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and demanded crores of rupees from the actor. Police are now examining the call and attempting to match it with existing call records.
Tusshar Kappoor Faced Threat
Actor Tusshar Kapoor also recently received a similar threatening audio message from a caller identifying as 'Harry Boxer'. The caller demanded Rs 5 crores. The actor reached out to the Mumbai Police with a complaint. Considering the sensitivity of the case, the Mumbai Police handed the investigation over to the Anti-Extortion Cell and Crime Branch.
As part of the probe, the Crime Branch's technical team examined the audio recording of the threat call and compared it with official voice samples of Harry Boxer available in its database. Senior police sources said the voice samples did not match, strengthening suspicions that the caller may have falsely used the name of a Lawrence Bishnoi gang member to threaten the actor and extort money.
Multiple Actors Get Threat Calls
This comes days after the actor Tiger Shroff (36) was attacked and injured in Mumbai’s Juhu. On October 18, Shroff was attacked when he was travelling in his car. The actor’s driver and a bystander were also injured in the attack.
Members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the firing. The police have named jailed gangster Bishnoi's aide, Anil Pandit, as a wanted accused. Shroff was attacked when he was travelling in his car in Mumbai's Juhu on October 18.
Members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the firing. The police have named jailed gangster Bishnoi's aide, Anil Pandit, as a wanted accused. 13 people, including the alleged shooters, have so far been arrested in the case.The shooters had allegedly also scouted the residences of several Bollywood stars, including Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar.