Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh and filmmaker Rohit Shetty have received fresh threats, allegedly from the Bishnoi gang, Hindustan Times reported on Friday.
In the voice memo accessed by HT, an unidentified man claiming to be associated with the gang is heard saying that Ranveer Singh’s entire staff will be “hurt” if he “does not fall in line”.
“Baat se mukarne ki saza kya hoti hai tujhe bataenge” (We will show you the punishment for going back on your word), the man was heard saying in the audio clip.
Rohit Shetty mentioned in the voice memo
The speaker also refers to filmmaker Rohit Shetty and the wider film industry by saying: “line pe aajao, agar nahi aaye toh baad mein dekhna kya karte hain hum log” – loosely translated as “Get in line. If you don’t, you’ll see what we do later.”
The threats come just days after Ranveer Singh and his wife, actress Deepika Padukone, beefed up security outside their home in Mumbai.
An official letter from their apartment complex to the Dadar police station said armed personnel had been deployed at the residence, HT reported.
‘When you come to your senses’
In the audio message, the caller claims to have personal information about people working with Singh. At the actor directly, he claims that instead of targeting him, they went after his team.
“Ranveer Singh, you are very fond of giving advice – telling people to go file a complaint or report it to the police station. Fine, and you did – no problem. Now listen to me. Everyone who works under you – managers, employees – we have their details: where they live, when they go to the office, when they come home, where their families live. We will tell them all the details – if we tell you directly.” you’ll come to your senses,” says the man.
Without going into too much detail, the man is also heard asking Singh to keep his word.
Later, speaking of all of Bollywood, the man says that everyone they call should “sit in line” and threatens consequences if they don’t.