‘We are monitoring your…’: Kapil Sharma after Rajpal Yadav, Remo D'Souza receives death threat from Pakistan, FIR filed

Actor Kapil Sharma has received a death threat targeting him and his family. The comedian was told in an email, reportedly sent from Pakistan, that the message is neither a “publicity stunt” nor a “harassment attempt”. He was even urged to take the warning with “utmost seriousness and confidentiality”.

The Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against an unidentified person and has begun investigation in the matter, reported NDTV. Kapil Sharma is the recent addition to the list of Bollywood celebrities who have received similar warnings. Earlier, Remo D'Souza, Rajpal Yadav, and Sugandha Mishra also received similar threat.

Reply within 8 hours else face consequences

The death threat email to Kapil Sharma was reportedly sent from Pakistan on December 14. The message, signed by name ‘BISHNU’, also urged celebrities to reply to the death threat within eight hours or face dire consequences.

Mumbai's Amboli Police station has registered an FIR against an unidentified person under section 351(3) of BNS.

“We are monitoring your recent activities and we believe it is important that we bring to your attention a sensitive matter. This is not a publicity stunt or an attempt to harass you, we urge you to treat this message with utmost seriousness and confidentiality,” NDTV quoted the email sent to Kapil Sharma.

Remo D'Souza, Rajpal Yadav among other celebs receiving similar warnings

As per NDTV report, Remo D'Souza, Rajpal Yadav, and Sugandha Mishra are among the other celebrities who have received similar death threats on mail. Police have been investigating these cases of death threats to Bollywood celebrities.

Death threats to Bollywood celebrities

The recent string of death threat mails to multiple Bollywood celebrities coincides with a deadly attack on Saif Ali Khan by a Bangladeshi national at his Mumbai residence. Khan, who serious injuries and had to undergo multiple surgeries, was discharged from Lilavati Hospital on January 21.

Few months ago, former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three assailants outside his son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Mumbai in October. Siddique was one of the most influential politicians in Mumbai and had close ties with Bollywood superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.