Bulletproof car won't save you: Man who threatened Ayushmann Khurrana sent to jail

A Mumbai court on Sunday remanded Vaibhav Mishra, accused of threatening Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana, to judicial custody after the police sought an extension of his custody for further investigation. Mishra subsequently filed a bail application.Police told the court that Mishra had sent a threatening message to Khurrana on Instagram, warning him that he could be shot at despite travelling in a bulletproof car.“You sit in a bulletproof car, but I can still fire at you,” the message read.The police and the public prosecutor sought a four-day extension of Mishra's police custody, arguing that further questioning was required to establish whether he was also behind threats received by several other people. However, the accused's lawyer opposed the demand and sought to limit the extension to two days. The magistrate at Mumbai's Esplanade Court, also known as Killa Court, remanded Mishra to judicial custody instead.The accused moved a bail application soon after the court passed the order.POLICE PROBE POSSIBLE LINKS TO OTHER THREATS During the hearing, police told the court that several people had received threats and investigators wanted to establish whether Mishra was connected to those incidents as well.According to the police, the threatening message sent to Khurrana on Instagram provided crucial leads in identifying the accused. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the message and whether Mishra had links to other threatening communications.The police had sought additional custody to question him further and establish the extent of his involvement. However, the court sent him to judicial custody.The woman or individuals who received the other threats have not been identified in the information made available in the court update.AYUSHMANN KHURRANA RECEIVED THREAT FROM MAN CLAIMING BISHNOI GANG LINKSThe case follows an earlier report that Khurrana had received a threatening audio message from a person claiming to be associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.According to a report published by India Today on November 4, the sender had demanded crores of rupees from the actor while claiming links to the gang. Mumbai Police sources had said investigators were trying to verify the sender's identity and were analysing the voice recording against a sample of the person suspected to have sent it.Police were also examining whether the threats received by Khurrana and actor Tusshar Kapoor, who had reportedly received an extortion call, were connected.Investigators were looking into whether the messages were genuine threats or attempts by individuals to intimidate Bollywood personalities by invoking the name of the Bishnoi gang.The latest court proceedings mark a development in the investigation into the threat received by Khurrana, with police seeking to establish whether the accused was involved in other similar cases as well.- Ends