West Bengal man arrested for Rs 1 crore extortion threat to comedian Kapil Sharma
He was produced in court, where he was remanded to police custody until September 30
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A West Bengal resident has been arrested for allegedly threatening comedian Kapil Sharma using the names of gangsters Rohit Godara and Goldy Brar and demanding Rs 1 crore, police said here on Saturday.
Dilip Choudhary allegedly called Sharma’s personal assistant on September 22 and 23 and demanded money, claiming that he had connections with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and gangsters like Godara and Brar.
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He also sent threatening video messages to Sharma’s assistant, a police official said.
A team of Mumbai crime branch tracked down Chaudhary’s whereabouts and arrested him on Friday in West Bengal.
He was produced in court, where he was remanded to police custody until September 30, the official added.
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