{
  "id": 18152065,
  "title": "IT Engineer Arrested For Allegedly Posing As Bishnoi Gang Member & Threatening Bollywood Celebrities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/it-engineer-arrested-for-allegedly-posing-as-bishnoi-gang-member",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T16:40:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/it-engineer-arrested-for-allegedly-posing-as-bishnoi-gang-member-threatening-bollywood-celebrities"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police have arrested a 30-year-old IT engineer named Vaibhav Mishra for allegedly posing as a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and threatening Bollywood actors Tusshar Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana. Mishra, who works for a private company in Bengaluru, used Instagram to send threatening audio messages to the celebrities, demanding Rs 5 crore from Kapoor. He claimed the actions were a prank, but police suspect a larger conspiracy and potential links to organised crime networks. The investigation is ongoing, and Mishra is expected to be produced before a court in Mumbai for further questioning.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested a 30-year-old IT engineer from Bengaluru for allegedly issuing extortion threats to Bollywood actors Tusshar Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana while posing as a member of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The accused, identified as Vaibhav Mishra, works with a private company in Bengaluru. During preliminary interrogation, he allegedly claimed that he…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}