Comedian Kapil Sharma was recently threatened with extortion calls for Rs 1 crore from a man posing be from Goldy Brar's gang. The Mumbai Police have nabbed the accused from West Bengal as the investigation is underway
Kapil Sharma
Comedian Kapil Sharma has been receiving extortion calls and messages for Rs 1 crore. In a significant breakthrough, the Mumbai Crime Branch has now arrested an accused from West Bengal for issuing threats and demanding extortion. Notably, this comes after a series of attacks at the comedian's restaurant in Canada by the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang,
Kapil Sharma gets extortion calls
The accused, identified as Dilip Chaudhary, reportedly threatened Sharma in the name of notorious gangsters Rohit Godara and Goldy Brar. He demanded an extortion of Rs 1 crore from Sharma. According to police officials, the accused made threatening phone calls to Kapil but also sent intimidating videos to Sharma. Sharma reportedly received seven threat calls between September 22 and 23 from the accused. In addition to this, he was threatened from another number as well.
Following a swift investigation, the Mumbai Crime Branch chased down the accused and arrested him in West Bengal. He is now being brought to Mumbai for further investigation. He was produced before the Esplande court following the arrest. The court sent him into Police Custody till September 30, 2025. Police are now investigating if the accused has any direct links with the said gangsters or if he was merely using their names to instil fear and demand money.
Kapil Sharma receives warning
In other news, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has allegedly issued a warning to Kapil Sharma's comedy show 'The Great Indian Kapil Show'. This warning was issued after the show referred to Mumbai as 'Bombay', which is the old name for the city. MNS leader Ameya Khopkar, who heads the film wing of the party, on his X handle issued a warning to Kapil Sharma after a celebrity guest was seen addressing the city 'Mumbai' as 'Bombay'.
"Even though 30 years have passed since Bombay was officially renamed Mumbai, the term Bombay is still frequently used in Bollywood's Kapil Sharma Show celebrity guests, Delhi-based Rajya Sabha MPs, show anchors, and in many Hindi films. It was officially recognised by the Maharashtra Government in 1995 and by the Central Government in 1996, even before Chennai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata. Therefore, a humble request-cum-warning is being issued to respect this and use the name Mumbai," wrote Khopkar.
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