The letter was sent to his office in Bandra (West). It threatened dire consequences if he did not pay Rs 2 crore. According to the police Mehta, has an office on 28th Road in Bandra (West), where an unidentified person handed over a bouquet to one of his staffers.

“When Dipesh opened the envelope, he found a letter along with live cartridge. The writer of the letter identified himself as Azad, and asked Mehta to send him Rs 2 crore through his driver,” said PI R Kane from Bandra police station.