4 min readMumbaiUpdated: Feb 14, 2026 01:56 AM IST
Boxer shared a message and an audio note on social media, warning the Bollywood celebrities, reportedly on the gang’s radar, to comply with their demands. (Express File Photo)
The threat message received by actor Ranveer Singh’s manager on February 2 was allegedly sent by boxer-turned-gangster Hari Chand Jaat alias Harry Boxer, an operative of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who demanded over Rs 10 crore, sources said.
According to a source, an audio clip was sent to the manager through a talent management company that handles Ranveer Singh’s work. In the clip, Boxer demanded “over Rs 10 crores” and told the manager “to check his voice on YouTube if he had any doubts that it was actually Boxer calling.”
Sources said that apart from Bollywood personalities, some businessmen from Pune have also received extortion demands from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. With the Bishnoi brothers currently behind bars, operatives such as Harry Boxer and Shubham Lonkar are allegedly running the gang’s activities from outside, sources added.
A source pointed out that the first threat audio clip sent to Ranveer Singh’s manager did not refer to the firing incident outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence, even though it was sent a day after the incident. “Usually threats sent after an attack mention it but it was not the case this time around,” an official said.
The source added that in the threat mail sent to actor Salman Khan’s brother Ayush Sharma on February 3, the ransom was demanded in dollars. “Sharma’s case however seems to be a hoax as usually gangsters want to claim credit and this was sent from a mailing service which offers anonymity,” the source said.
Police have recorded the statement of Singh’s manager and are taking legal opinion on whether to register an FIR in the matter, the source added. Meanwhile, a second threat message addressed to Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty surfaced on Friday, warning both to comply with the demands. The messages followed what sources described as the typical modus operandi of the Bishnoi gang, in which a screenshot of a social media post is shared along with an audio clip containing the same content.
Alleging that the actor “had gone back on his word”, the audio clip, in which the caller claims to be Harry Boxer, said, “Ranveer Singh we will deal with you in a way that your next seven generations will remember. You are very fond of giving people advice and telling them to file a police complaint. Fine. You too have filed a police complaint. No problem.”
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The message further stated, “We have complete details of every manager and every person who works with you. Where they live. When they leave the office. When they return. Where their families stay. We will not tell you anything. We will start targeting the people working under you. Then you will come to your senses.”
The message also mentioned director Rohit Shetty and warned Bollywood to “fall in line.”
Mumbai Police have registered an FIR in connection with the firing outside Rohit Shetty’s residence and arrested five persons in the case. Apart from targeting Ranveer Singh, the message also claimed responsibility for a firing incident in Portugal.
Rajasthan-based Harry Boxer, a boxer-turned-gangster who was earlier a boxing coach in Jaipur, has been booked in multiple cases of extortion, robbery and attempted murder in Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi. A native of Narayanpur in Rajasthan and the son of a farmer, he was disowned by his parents after allegedly getting involved in criminal activities.
He is believed to be operating from abroad since 2022.
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