Tusshar Kapoor reports ₹5 crore extortion threat; police investigate

Tusshar Kapoor received a call demanding ₹5 crore from someone claiming a connection to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Mumbai police’s preliminary voice analysis found no match with the available samples of the person named in the call; the investigation is continuing, and no FIR has been registered so far.

• The caller allegedly demanded ₹5 crore and claimed to be Harry Boxer, whom the report describes as a Lawrence Bishnoi gang member.· 1 source
• Mumbai Crime Branch’s preliminary comparison of the call recording with available samples of Boxer’s voice found no match.· 1 source
• Police suspect the caller may have impersonated a gang member; Kapoor informally alerted police and his security was increased.· 1 source
• The Crime Branch and its Anti-Extortion Cell are investigating the call. No FIR had been registered at the time of the report.· 1 source
• The Indian Express describes the threat as coming from a gangster linked to the gang, while NDTV’s headline attributes the call to the gang.· 2 sources