Tusshar Kapoor Gets Rs 5 Crore Threat as Police Suspect Impersonation

Actor Tusshar Kapoor reported receiving a threat demanding Rs 5 crore from a caller who claimed to be Harry Boxer, a figure described by police as associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Mumbai Police are investigating who sent the threat and whether the caller had any connection to the gang. Police officials said Kapoor informed them about a threatening recording. The Crime Branch compared the voice in it with audio samples attributed to Harry Boxer and found that they did not match, officials said. The comparison led investigators to suspect that the caller may have impersonated Boxer, but it has not established who made the recording. The investigation has been handed to the Crime Branch and Anti-Extortion Cell, which are trying to identify the sender, according to police accounts. The caller’s identity, motive and any link to a gang have not been confirmed. Police have not publicly identified a suspect in the supplied accounts. One officer said no one had claimed responsibility for the threat, unlike what the officer described as the gang’s usual approach. That detail was reported by one officer and does not establish who was behind the message. The threat follows other...