Singer B Praak gets death threat, caller demands Rs 10 crore
Chandigarh (PTI): An alleged member of the dreaded Lawrence Bishnoi gang has demanded Rs 10 crore from singer and music composer B Praak, and threatened to "bury him" if he does not pay the money in a week, according to Mohali police.
The threat message was received on Punjabi singer and B Praak's friend Dilnoor's phone. Dilnoor then lodged a complaint with the Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police.
In his complaint, Dilnoor said he received two missed calls from an international number on January 5. He again received a call on January 6, but disconnected it. Later, he received a voice message.
"This is Arzoo Bishnoi speaking. Convey a message to B Praak that we want Rs 10 crore.
"You have one week. No matter which country you go to, if anyone associated with him is found, we will cause harm. Do not take it as a fake call. If (he) cooperates, it is fine; otherwise, tell him we will bury him in dirt," the caller said in the unverified audio message.
Based on Dilnoor's complaint, an FIR has been registered under sections 308 (4) (extortion) and 351 (3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Sohana police station, police said.
They said the matter is under investigation.
B Praak is associated with Punjabi and Hindi music industries. He started his career as a music producer and later debuted as a singer with the song "Mann Bharrya" in 2020.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
