Overview
- In a letter to the Maharashtra chief minister, the film workers' body requested that the security issue be formally registered and that preventive measures be strengthened with tighter police coordination.
- FWICE said repeated threats have created an unsafe climate that is affecting production planning, morale on sets, and the livelihoods of thousands of crew and daily wage workers.
- Police are probing a January 31 shooting outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence, where multiple rounds were fired and several suspects were detained under MCOCA provisions.
- Recent incidents cited include a WhatsApp voice note demanding crores sent to actor Ranveer Singh and a threat email to actor Aayush Sharma, with inquiries ongoing.
- Media reports have linked some threats to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, a claim described as alleged as investigators continue to examine possible organised-crime involvement.