Ayushmann Khurrana has become the latest Bollywood actor to receive an alleged extortion threat from someone claiming links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. According to a report by Free Press Journal, the actor received an audio message in which the unidentified sender allegedly demanded crores of rupees while claiming an association with the gang.
Mumbai Police are investigating the message and verifying the sender’s identity. Officials are reportedly comparing the recording with voice samples of a person bearing the same name available in their records. The sender’s alleged connection to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has not yet been established. Ayushmann has not made a public statement on the matter.
The development comes shortly after Tusshar Kapoor reportedly received an extortion threat from an individual claiming to be gangster Harry Boxer. Over the past few years, several Bollywood celebrities have faced threats, extortion demands or attacks in incidents in which the Lawrence Bishnoi gang or people claiming to represent it have surfaced.
Here is a look at some of the prominent names and the incidents involving them.
Salman Khan
Salman Khan has faced repeated threats allegedly linked to Lawrence Bishnoi and his associates. The actor has been at the centre of the gang’s public hostility for years, with the dispute linked to the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. On April 14, 2024, two motorcycle-borne men opened fire outside Khan’s Galaxy Apartments residence in Mumbai. The actor was unharmed, and investigators pursued the case as part of a wider probe into the alleged criminal network.
The threats resurfaced after the firing involving Tiger Shroff. A purported audio message attributed to Anil Pandit reportedly demanded that Salman apologise to Lawrence Bishnoi and the Bishnoi community. The message also warned of consequences for people who continued working with Khan. The authenticity and significance of any threat must be distinguished from the question of who ordered or carried out a particular attack.
Tiger Shroff
Tiger Shroff became the latest Bollywood actor to be caught up in the series of incidents after gunmen opened fire at his car in Mumbai’s Juhu area on October 18, 2026. The actor escaped without injury, but his driver and another person were reportedly injured. Police launched an investigation into the shooting and examined a purported social-media claim of responsibility attributed to people claiming links to the Bishnoi network.
The claim reportedly suggested that Shroff had previously been warned and connected the incident to his association with Salman Khan. However, a claim circulated online is not, by itself, proof of the gang’s involvement or the motive behind the shooting. Investigators must establish who carried out the attack and whether it was directed by an organised criminal network.
Rohit Shetty
Filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s Juhu residence came under fire on February 1, 2026. An unidentified shooter reportedly fired multiple rounds outside the property, but no injuries were reported. An account claiming links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang subsequently claimed responsibility. Mumbai Police investigated the incident, and later reporting on the chargesheet said the alleged attackers were linked to the gang and that the firing was intended to establish its supremacy.
The case brought a filmmaker, rather than an actor alone, into the series of high-profile incidents associated with the alleged network. It also highlighted the importance of distinguishing between the gang’s public claims and the evidence collected by investigators.
Gippy Grewal
Punjabi singer and actor Gippy Grewal faced a firing incident outside his residence in Canada’s British Columbia in November 2023. The Lawrence Bishnoi group reportedly claimed responsibility, referring to Grewal’s association with Salman Khan. The incident raised questions about whether the singer had been targeted because of his professional or personal connections. Police sources also examined the possibility that the shooting was linked to an extortion attempt.
Grewal’s case is relevant to the wider entertainment-industry timeline, although he should be identified as a Punjabi entertainment personality rather than described solely as a Bollywood actor.
AP Dhillon
Punjabi-Canadian singer AP Dhillon’s residence on Vancouver Island, Canada, was targeted in a shooting in September 2024. A social-media claim attributed to a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Godara network reportedly took responsibility.
The incident came weeks after Dhillon released the music video for Old Money, which featured Salman Khan. Reports at the time raised the possibility that the collaboration was connected to the attack, but that proposed motive should not be treated as conclusively established.
Dhillon later indicated that he was safe. The case remains part of the broader record of firing incidents involving prominent Indian entertainment figures living abroad.
Kapil Sharma
Kapil Sharma’s restaurant, Kap’s Cafe, in Surrey, Canada, was targeted in a series of firing incidents in 2025. The attacks took place at the business rather than at Sharma himself. A purported audio message attributed to a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang reportedly linked the attacks to Sharma’s invitation to Salman Khan for the cafe’s inauguration. The incidents also involved claims by different criminal groups, making it important not to attribute every shooting at the establishment to the same network.
The case illustrates how threats involving an entertainment personality can extend to a business associated with them. It does not mean that Sharma was personally shot at or that every incident had the same perpetrators.
Guru Randhawa
Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa also entered the discussion after a shooting incident involving a gym associated with him in West Delhi. Recent reporting linked the case to Anil Pandit, who has been described as an alleged operative associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi network.
The case has added to concerns about threats and extortion attempts involving singers and other public figures. However, the exact circumstances and the nature of any direct threat to Randhawa should be established from the police investigation before he is described as a confirmed name on a hit list.
Disha Patani
Shots were fired outside the Bareilly residence of actor Disha Patani’s family in September 2025. The incident was followed by a claim of responsibility attributed to the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar gang. Police investigated the shooting, and several suspects were subsequently reported arrested or killed in encounters. The case was associated with alleged objections to remarks involving religious figures, according to reporting at the time.
The incident should not automatically be described as a direct attempt on Patani’s life: the reported target was the family residence, and the alleged gang involved was identified in reports as the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar network.
Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor reportedly received an extortion threat demanding Rs 5 crore from a person claiming to be Harry Boxer, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Mumbai Police examined the audio recording and compared the caller’s voice with available samples attributed to Boxer. According to police sources cited in media reports, the voices did not match.
The finding raised questions about the caller’s identity, although it did not establish who was behind the threat.
Ayushmann Khurrana
Ayushmann is the latest name to emerge in this series of reported threats. The audio message sent to him allegedly carried an extortion demand running into crores of rupees, with the sender claiming links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
For now, the investigation is focused on verifying the sender’s identity and the authenticity of the claimed association. Until that process establishes a connection, the threat should not be treated as one officially issued by the gang.
Is There A Confirmed Bishnoi Gang Target List?
There is no publicly verified list establishing that all these celebrities have been formally placed on a Lawrence Bishnoi gang hit-list. The incidents involve different circumstances, including direct threats, extortion demands, shootings and claims of responsibility by individuals invoking the gang’s name. The distinction matters, particularly in cases such as those involving Ayushmann Khurrana and Tusshar Kapoor, where the identity of the person making the threat is still under investigation or has been questioned by police.
What connects these cases is the repeated appearance of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s name in threats and attacks involving Bollywood personalities. Whether the claims are genuine, attempts at impersonation or unrelated criminal activity is something investigators must establish case by case.