Punjabi singer Dilnoor receives menace name demanding Rs 10 crore for Bollywood singer B Praak; caller linked to Bishnoi gang | Chandigarh Information

NEW DELHI: In a chilling escalation of extortion makes an attempt focusing on the Punjabi music trade, famend Bollywood and Punjabi singer B Praak obtained a demise menace, allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate.The menace was delivered through his affiliate singer, Dilnoor. The incident happened on January 5, when Dilnoor obtained 2 missed calls from a global quantity. When the calls endured on the afternoon of January 6, Dilnoor briefly answered however disconnected after sensing one thing suspicious.Shortly after, a voice recording was despatched to him from an individual figuring out himself as Anmol Bishnoi (known as Arzoo Bishnoi in preliminary reviews), the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who’s believed to be working from overseas.The audio message issued a direct ultimatum: pay 10 crore inside 1 week or face dire penalties. Within the recording, the caller explicitly advised Dilnoor to convey the message to B Praak, stating, “Inform B Praak we would like 10 crore. You’ve gotten 1 week. Regardless of which nation you go to, if we discover anybody related to you, we are going to trigger hurt. Don’t take this as a pretend name. If he cooperates, it’s superb; in any other case, inform him we are going to bury him within the grime.”Following receipt of this menace, Dilnoor submitted a written grievance to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Mohali on January 6.Cops initiated an investigation into the matter, although the high-profile nature of the goal heightened safety issues throughout the leisure circuit.This menace follows a sample of latest violence attributed to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Because the begin of the New 12 months, the gang was linked to a number of incidents in Delhi, together with a case in Rohini the place 25 rounds have been fired exterior a businessman’s home, and related assaults in West Vihar and East Delhi.The gang’s modus operandi usually entails an preliminary telephone menace adopted by gunfire on the sufferer’s residence to instil concern.Whereas Delhi Police just lately arrested a number of suspects concerned in earlier shootings following encounters, the menace to B Praak highlights the persistent attain of extortionists focusing on celebrities.