Four prominent Bollywood celebrities, including actor and comedian Kapil Sharma, actor Rajpal Yadav, choreographer Remo D’Souza, and actor-singer Sugandha Mishra have allegedly gotten death threats from Pakistan. An FIR has been filed in Mumbai, and the police are looking into the matter.
A message was sent to Rajpal Yadav’s email account from a person named Vishnu, who allegedly warned that Kapil, his family, his associates and Rajpal Yadav would be killed. The email, sent on December 14, 2024, led to a formal complaint.
The threatening message was sent from the email address don999284@gmail.com to Rajpal Yadav’s team email account, teamrajpalyadav@gmail.com. This led to immediate action, with Yadav’s wife, Radha Rajpal Yadav, filing a police complaint at the Amboli Police Station in Mumbai.
A case under section 351 (3) of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, which deals with the threat of harm, has been registered at the Amboli police station in Mumbai. Security will be provided to Kapil Sharma and his team.
The Amboli police have traced the IP address to Pakistan and are seeking help from the government to correspond with Pakistan. The recipient has been asked to reply within eight hours otherwise they’d face consequences on the personal and professional front.
The death threat doesn’t seem to be from the notorious jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi or his gang. Lately, Salman Khan has been in Lawrence Bishnoi’s target list. The actor has been receiving multiple death threats from his gang due to the blackbuck poaching case.
Kapil Sharma, known for his wit and humour, has been a beloved figure in Indian entertainment for years. He first gained widespread attention with his victory on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 3 and went on to star in hit comedy shows like Comedy Circus.
On the other hand, Rajpal Yadav was last seen in Kartik Aaryan-starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which went on to become one of the most successful films of the year. The horror comedy flick was released on the occasion of Diwali in November last year and also featured Triptii Dimri, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Vidya Balan in pivotal roles.