Ranveer Singh threat probe: Culprit associated with Bishnoi gang

The Mumbai Crime Branch has traced the sender of a threatening WhatsApp voice note demanding Rs 1 crore from Bollywood star Ranveer Singh identifying it as reportedly belonging to Harry Boxer a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi officials saidAs per the Mumbai Police the Crime Branch revealed that one of the close associates of the gang Harry Boxer reportedly sent a voice note to the actor demanding Rs 1 crore as extortionThe WhatsApp voice note has been identified as carrying Harry Boxerrsquos voice according to the preliminary investigation by the Mumbai Crime Branch However officials are still working on additional evidence in connection with the caseThe voice note has been sent for forensic examination and the report is currently awaitedAccording to the Crime Branch the threatening voice note was sent to Ranveerrsquos managerrsquos mobile number after the firing incident outside filmmaker Rohit Shettyrsquos residenceIn the message money was demanded while issuing threats Following the threat Ranveerrsquos security has been heightenedThe statement of Ranveerrsquos manager was recorded by the Crime Branch three days ago The investigation continuesA VPN network was used to send the threat and the location traced so far points to a foreign country Interpolrsquos assistance is being sought to track the source Officials are trying to determine which countryrsquos VPN network was active at the time the threat was sentApart from Ranveer the Crime Branch also recorded the statement of Bollywood superstar Salman Khanrsquos brotherinlaw and actor Aayush Sharmarsquos manager Investigations in both cases are ongoing and a formal FIR is expected to be registered soonOn the professional front Ranveer will soon be seen in the sequel to the blockbuster Dhurandhar Titled Dhurandhar The Revenge the film is slated to release on March 19 Dhurandhar also stars R Madhavan Akshaye Khanna Sanjay Dutt and Arjun Rampal Serving as the first instalment of a twopart film series it centres on a highstakes covert counterterrorism operationThe film follows an undercover Indian intelligence agent who infiltrates Karachis criminal syndicates and political power structures in Pakistan in an effort to dismantle a terror network targeting IndiaThe films storyline draws loose inspiration from multiple reallife geopolitical events and conflicts in South Asia including the 1999 IC814 hijacking the 2001 Indian Parliament attack the 2008 Mumbai attacks and developments linked to Pakistans Operation LyariDhurandhar 2 resumes with Hamza Ali Mazhari an Indian undercover agent who has successfully infiltrated Pakistanrsquos underworld After taking down Rehman Dakait Hamza ascends the ranks of power only to face his most formidable adversary yet Major Iqbal the ISI mastermind known as Bade SahabThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever