Veteran film-maker Mahesh Bhatt on Thursday said he had received an extortion call from an unidentified caller, who threatened to harm his family.
The Indian Express reported that Mahesh got a threatening call from an unknown number for extortion on February 26. He did not take it seriously.
Later, he received a Whatsapp message from a ‘gang leader.’ The message read, “If you fail to do so, I will fire several rounds of bullets in your daughter Alia and wife Soni.”
The film-maker later tweeted, “A bolt from the blue in the form of an extortion call and threat to my family was nipped in the bud by the Maharashtra and UP police in tandem. Gratitude.”
Veteran film-maker Mahesh Bhatt on Thursday said he had received an extortion call from an unidentified caller, who threatened to harm his family.
The Indian Express reported that Mahesh got a threatening call from an unknown number for extortion on February 26. He did not take it seriously.
Later, he received a Whatsapp message from a ‘gang leader.’ The message read, “If you fail to do so, I will fire several rounds of bullets in your daughter Alia and wife Soni.”
The film-maker later tweeted, “A bolt from the blue in the form of an extortion call and threat to my family was nipped in the bud by the Maharashtra and UP police in tandem. Gratitude.”
Veteran film-maker Mahesh Bhatt on Thursday said he had received an extortion call from an unidentified caller, who threatened to harm his family.
The Indian Express reported that Mahesh got a threatening call from an unknown number for extortion on February 26. He did not take it seriously.
Later, he received a Whatsapp message from a ‘gang leader.’ The message read, “If you fail to do so, I will fire several rounds of bullets in your daughter Alia and wife Soni.”
The film-maker later tweeted, “A bolt from the blue in the form of an extortion call and threat to my family was nipped in the bud by the Maharashtra and UP police in tandem. Gratitude.”