West Bengal man arrested for ₹1 crore extortion threat to Kapil Sharma

MUMBAI: A 45-year-old man from North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has been arrested by the Mumbai crime branch for allegedly threatening comedian Kapil Sharma with death and demanding ₹1 crore in extortion by invoking the names of gangsters Goldy Brar and Rohit Godara.

West Bengal man arrested for ₹1 crore extortion threat to Kapil Sharma

The accused, identified as Dilip Chowdhury, was picked up from West Bengal after investigators tracked his location using technical surveillance. He was produced in court and remanded in police custody till September 30. Police said voice samples will be collected to match with the threatening audio clips sent to Sharma’s team.

According to the crime branch, the comedian’s manager received a series of WhatsApp voice notes on September 22 and 23. Chowdhury claimed to be working for Brar and Godara—close aides of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi—and warned that “boys” had already reached Mumbai.