Noida:

A man was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a renowned businessman and president of an entrepreneurs association here, police said on Monday.

Accused Manohar Lal Sharma admitted that he made the prank call identifying himself as a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang because he suspected his wife was in touch with the businessman, they said.

According to the police, a complaint was received on May 4 at the Phase 1 police station regarding a threat call made to Vipin Malhan, the president of Noida Entrepreneurs Association (NEA).

“Our NEA office landline phone received repeated calls from a number between 2 pm and 2.15 pm from an unknown person who claimed to be a member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang,” NEA general secretary V K Seth said in the complaint.

“He (the unidentified caller) used abusive language while threatening to kill NEA president Vipin Kumar Malhan and NEA staff,” Seth stated.

An FIR was lodged in the case under sections 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) and 507 (anonymous criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

“The caller, Manohar Lal Sharma, has been arrested. He is a professional pickup driver,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Vidya Sagar Mishra said.

“During questioning, Sharma told the police that he has no links with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Sharma admitted that he made the prank call suspecting that his wife was in touch with Malhan,” DCP Mishra said.

The accused also admitted that he had done a similar act in 2019, the officer said.

Further legal proceedings in the case are underway and the accused has been presented in a local court which has remanded him in judicial custody, the police said.

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Jaipur:

An FIR has been registered against an unidentified person for allegedly issuing a death threat to Rajasthan minister Babulal Kharadi, police said on Friday.

Babulal Kharadi, who holds the portfolio of tribal area development, got a death threat on the comment section of his Instagram profile three days back, they said.

When the minister’s son read the comment, he informed Kharadi about it and they moved to the police.

The unidentified person threatened to kill the minister while accusing him of converting tribal people to Hinduism.

Kharadi informed Udaipur Inspector General Ajay Pal Lamba and Superintendent of Police Yogesh Goyal regarding the matter and later an FIR was registered in Udaipur’s Kotda Police Station.

Police said that the matter was being investigated.

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New Delhi:

Uorfi Javed, an actor and reality star, is known for her fashion which has been described as bizarre by some, and creative by others. Her sartorial choices have often won her accolades, but at times have also triggered controversy. Her latest post, where she recreated actor Rajpal Yadav’s look from the movie ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, is being targeted by trolls with some even sending death threats to the actor.

For Halloween, Uorfi Javed dressed up as ‘Chhote Pandit’, the character played by Rajpal Yadav in the hit film. Just like the character, she painted her face red and wore an orange dhoti and a red top. She put a marigold garland around her neck and 2 incense sticks on her ears to complete the look.

As soon as the ‘Bigg Boss’ fame actor shared the video on Instagram, several users urged her to take it down as it was “insulting and aimed at offending Hindus”.

The 26-year-old said that she was getting death threats over the video, and shared screenshots of the emails she had received.

“I’m just shocked and appalled by this country mahn , I’m getting death threats in recreating a character from a movie where as that character didn’t get any backlash :/ (sic)” Uorfi Javed said on X (formerly Twitter).

In one of the emails shared by the actor, a man named Nikhil Goswami urges her to delete the video or he will kill her.

In another, a man asks her how she is defaming the Hindu religion. ‘Live your life, I will shoot you at the intersection,” Rupesh Kumar wrote in the mail.

Uorfi Javed is known for participating in TV reality shows such as Bigg Boss OTT and MTVSplitsvillaX4. She often makes headlines for her bold choice of clothing and unfiltered remarks.

Mumbai:

Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries chairman, received a death threat earlier this week, police said today. In an email, a person threatened to kill the industrialist if he didn’t give him Rs 20 crore.

“If you don’t give us 20 crore rupees, we will kill you. We have the best shooters in India,” the email said.

The threat was sent by a person named Shadab Khan on October 27, the police said adding that a complaint was filed after security officials at Mr Ambani’s Mumbai residence, Antilia, brought the death threat to their notice.

Gamdevi Police of Mumbai registered a case against an unknown person under sections 387 and 506 (2) of IPC and started the investigation.

This is not the first time that Mukesh Ambani has received death threats.

Mumbai Police had last year arrested a man from Bihar for making anonymous calls threatening to target Mr Ambani and his family members. The caller had threatened to “blow up” the HN Reliance Foundation Hospital along with the Ambani family residence ‘Antilia’ in south Mumbai.

In 2021,  an explosives-laden SUV was found near Mr Ambani’s residence in south Mumbai. Businessman Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, was found dead in a creek in neighbouring Thane on March 5 last year.