Overview
- Ranveer Singh reported a WhatsApp voice note demanding crores, prompting heightened police presence at his Prabhadevi/Worli residence and a Crime Branch inquiry.
- Aayush Sharma received a threat via ProtonMail that referenced the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and sought ransom, with police examining the email’s origin and claims.
- Police sources say the Ranveer Singh message was routed through a VPN, and officers have recorded his manager’s statement as part of the cyber-forensics probe.
- Beau Monde Housing Society filed a letter to police objecting to armed private guards moving through common areas after security was increased for the actor couple.
- The threats are being examined alongside the Rohit Shetty firing case, where five suspects face MCOCA proceedings, the alleged shooter remains at large, and Bishnoi-gang involvement is under scrutiny.