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Mohali Police File FIR After Rs 10 Crore Extortion Email to Actor Himanshi Khurana

Police have opened a cyber probe to trace the email’s origin following a spate of celebrity extortion threats.

Overview

  • The complaint states a threat email sent to her official ID carried a voice note allegedly from a foreign-based gangster demanding Rs 10 crore.
  • An FIR was registered at Sohana police station under BNS Sections 308(4) for extortion and 351(3) for criminal intimidation.
  • Investigators, including the cyber cell, are tracing the server, IP address and the source of the voice message, and police have provided security.
  • Hindustan Times reports the audio includes a line referencing Zeeshan Akhtar, which police are verifying, and officials have not confirmed any operational gang link.
  • No arrests have been reported, and the case is being examined alongside similar recent threats to figures such as Ranveer Singh and a separate Mohali jeweller complaint tied to the Davinder Bambiha group.