Mumbai police arrested one person for threatening filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt that he would kill his wife Soni Razdan and daughter Alia Bhatt if he did not pay him Rs 5000,000. The suspect had reportedly threatened Mahesh Bhatt that he would “pump his daughter Alia and wife Soni Razdan with bullets” if he did not pay. The arrest came after the accused sent his account details to the filmmaker. A senior police official said, “The accused messaged his account details. We managed to track him through his mobile phone number. He is in custody.”
Mahesh Bhatt in his tweet thanked the Mumbai and UP police for the prompt action against the accused. According to sources, after Mahesh Bhatt registered a complaint at the Juhu police station, the case was transferred to the Mumbai Police’s Anti-Extortion Cell. After the culprit was identified, he was arrested with the help of the Uttar Pradesh Police. According to police, the phone call was first made on February 26. It has been reported that the man asked Mahesh Bhatt to deposit the money in a Lucknow-based bank branch.
