Bollywood and Punjabi singer Praak gets ₹10 crore ransom threat, Dilnoor files police complaint

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File photograph  of Punjabi and Bollywood vocalist  Praak

File photograph of Punjabi and Bollywood vocalist Praak

Punjabi vocalist Dilnoor has filed a ailment with Mohali police, alleging that helium received a menace telephone asking him to pass his friend, the Bollywood and Punjabi vocalist B Praak, to wage a ransom of ₹10 crore, failing which determination would beryllium dire consequences wrong a week.

According to his ailment to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohali, the caller had identified himself arsenic Arju Bishnoi, allegedly an subordinate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. According to Dilnoor's complaint, helium received 2 missed telephone calls from an overseas fig connected January 5, which helium did not answer.

On January 6, Dilnoor said that helium received different telephone from a antithetic overseas number, which helium answered but soon disconnected arsenic the speech seemed suspicious. Immediately afterwards, Dilnoor said that helium received a dependable connection containing the ransom threat. In the purported audio message, the caller allegedly stated that ₹10 crore indispensable beryllium paid wrong a week, different B Praak would look superior harm. The caller warned that the menace should not beryllium taken lightly and claimed links with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, stating that helium was operating from extracurricular India.

Dilnoor lodged a written ailment with SSP Mohali connected January 6. Police person initiated an probe into the matter.

B Praak is simply a well-known sanction successful Bollywood and the Punjabi euphony industry, with respective chart-topping songs to his credit. Some of his fashionable works see Teri Mitti from Kesari, Filhall, Pachtaoge, Ranjha from Shershaah, Maana Dil, and Kesariyo Rang.

The menace comes amid a bid of caller extortion and firing incidents linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Earlier this year, miscreants fired astir 25 rounds extracurricular a businessman's location successful Rohini, New Delhi. Similar incidents were reported successful West Vihar and East Delhi, pursuing a signifier of menace calls followed by gunfire.

Delhi Police person claimed that the accused progressive successful 2 specified incidents were aboriginal arrested aft encounters. Investigation into the latest menace lawsuit is presently underway.

Published - January 17, 2026 11:58 americium IST

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