Two businessmen in Madhya Pradesh received extortion threat calls in the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and lodged complaints with the police, officials said on Friday.
The Indian School in New Delhi received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday. The school issued a notice to the parents immediately afterwards to collect the students as a precautionary measure.
Amidst the Bihar Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Jaiswal has received threatening calls from unknown persons demanding a ransom of Rs 10 crore and threatening to kill his son if the demand wasn't met, said a police official.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has said the government is taking the threat calls made to Minister Priyank Kharge very seriously, and a thorough investigation is underway to trace the origin and motive behind them.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge revealed that he has been receiving threat calls for the past three days following his remarks to restrict Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities in government schools and colleges.
In a post shared on X, Kharge said, "For the past two days, my phone hasn't stopped ringing. Calls filled with threats, intimidation and the filthiest abuse directed at me and my family, simply because I dared to question and restrain RSS activities in government schools, colleges and pub
The accused, identified as Dilip Chaudhary, allegedly called one of Sharma's close associates between September 22 and 23 and demanded the money, warning that the comedian would be killed if the demand was not met.
He accused Munir of harbouring "hatred against Hindus" and promoting extremist ideology, adding that the general had made "irresponsible statements" regarding nuclear weapons, including remarks about destroying "half the world" as if it were a trivial matter.
Preliminary investigation reveals that on February 4, associates of Jassal fired on the petrol pump of a Kalanaur-based businessman. After continuous threat calls and a demand of Rs 1 crore, the businessman eventually paid Rs 50 lacs on February 11.
In a self-made video, Vishnu Gupta said, "I Vishnu Gupta, the national president of Hindu Sena. I am the one who has filed the Ajmer Dargah petition in the district court. I have received two death threat calls. One call was from Canada which said you have made a huge mistake after filing th
As per the Nepal Police, those six individuals including bankers and other entrepreneurs received the threat calls over weeks' duration asking for ransom.