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Bengaluru techie held for threat calls to Ayushmann Khurrana, Tusshar Kapoor

Bengaluru techie held for threat calls to Ayushmann Khurrana, Tusshar Kapoor

What's behind this

On Nov 4, a techie was detained after threatening Tusshar Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana in the name of the Bishnoi gang. The same gang also sent an extortion threat to Ayushmann Khurrana via a threatening audio clip, amid a period of repeated threats to Bollywood actors following a shooting incident involving Tiger Shroff.

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  • left · 3 outlets

    The caller allegedly claimed links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and identified himself as Harry Boxer, but a voice sample comparison raised doubts about his identity

    — The Federal

  • center · 1 outlet

    Mumbai: Hindi film industry seems to be undergoing a phase of constant threats. After the unfortunate firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff, sources claimed that actor Ayushmann Khurrana has also received a threatening audio clip. The sources further revealed that in the audio, the person has…

    — Orissa Post

  • right · 1 outlet

    MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police have arrested a 30-year-old IT engineer from Bengaluru for allegedly sending threat messages to actors Tushaar Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana while pretending to be linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, an officer said. The accused, Vaibhav Mishra, was arrested on November 3…

    — The Pioneer

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MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police have arrested a 30-year-old IT engineer from Bengaluru for allegedly sending threat messages to actors Tushaar Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana while pretending to be linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, an officer said. The accused, Vaibhav Mishra, was arrested on November 3…

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Bengaluru techie held for threat calls to Ayushmann Khurrana, Tusshar Kapoor

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police have arrested a 30-year-old IT engineer from Bengaluru for allegedly sending threat messages to actors Tushaar Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana while pretending to be linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, an officer said. The accused, Vaibhav Mishra, was arrested on November 3…

Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

Bishnoi Gang sends threatening audio message to Ayushmann Khurrana, demands crores

Mumbai: Hindi film industry seems to be undergoing a phase of constant threats. After the unfortunate firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff, sources claimed that actor Ayushmann Khurrana has also received a threatening audio clip. The sources further revealed that in the audio, the person has…

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