Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter Harshita Kejriwal have been threatened with death, it is alleged. In phone calls and WhatsApp messages, the caller introduced himself as a member of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang and demanded a ransom of Rs 7 crore. If the money was not paid, he threatened, the father and daughter would be killed.
As soon as the matter came to light, the Aam Aadmi Party demanded tighter security for Kejriwal and his family.
It is learned that on 6 November Jarnail Singh, the AAP legislator for Tilak Nagar, received a phone call. A message was also sent on WhatsApp. In it, the man claimed to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. He said that unless Rs 7 crore was paid, Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter Harshita would be killed.
Police are already examining call details, IP logs and location data for the mobile number the accused used. They are investigating whether the Bishnoi gang is really behind the threat, or whether someone is using the gang’s name to spread fear.
Several Bollywood actors have also recently been threatened with demands for money in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Tusshar Kapoor were allegedly sent threatening messages asking for money. Rs 5 crore was demanded from Tusshar Kapoor. The caller introduced himself as Harry Boxer, a member of the Bishnoi gang. But Mumbai Police’s initial investigation found that the voice in the audio did not match a sample of Harry Boxer’s voice.
Mumbai Police arrested Vaibhav Mishra, an IT worker from Bengaluru, over those threats. Investigators say he falsely claimed links to the Bishnoi gang to frighten several actors, including Ayushmann and Tusshar. The initial police investigation found no link between him and the Bishnoi gang. Police also looked into whether AI had been used to create the voice.
Fear surrounding the Bishnoi gang has grown again since an attack on Tiger Shroff last month. The attackers fired several rounds at the actor’s car. His driver was shot, and the actor himself was also hurt.
Now comes the allegation that the same gang’s name was used to threaten a former chief minister and his daughter directly, raising fresh concern. Whether anyone from the Bishnoi gang is really behind the threat to Kejriwal is still under investigation.
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