Mumbai, Jan 23: Four Bollywood celebrities - actor and comedian Kapil Sharma, actor Rajpal Yadav, choreographer Remo D'Souza, and actor-singer Sugandha Mishra – have reportedly received death threats through an email from Pakistan.
As per reports, Rajpal Yadav's team received an email account from a person named Bishnu wherein he allegedly warned to kill Kapil, his family, his associates and Rajpal Yadav. The email was sent to email of Rajpal Yadav's team ([email protected]) from an email address ([email protected]) on December 14, 2024.
The email, signed off by the sender under the name ‘BISHNU’, carrying the death threat states, “We are monitoring your recent activities and we believe it is important that we bring to your attention a sensitive matter. This is not a publicity stunt or an attempt to harass you, we urge you to treat this message with utmost seriousness and confidentiality.”
Thereafter, Yadav's wife Radha Rajpal Yadav immediately filed a police complaint at the Amboli Police Station in Mumbai.
The Amboli Police have registered a case under Section 351(3) of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, which pertains to threats of harm. The Amboli Police have traced the IP address behind the threat to Pakistan and are seeking assistance from the government to communicate with Pakistani authorities.
Kapil Sharma and his team will be provided with security, authorities confirmed. The recipient of the email has been warned to respond within eight hours or face consequences.