Caller claiming to be gangster Goldy Brar threatens UP businessman, sends voice note
New Delhi (PTI): A businessman allegedly received an extortion call from an international number, with the caller identifying himself as gangster Goldy Brar, officials said on Sunday, adding that Uttar Pradesh Police has registered an FIR in the matter.
Canada-based gangster Brar is a wanted criminal by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and various states of the country. He is also wanted for the murder of Punjabi singer Siddhu Moosewala.
The complainant got the first call from an international number on WhatsApp at 6 pm on September 10, according to the FIR, a copy of which is with PTI.
The caller identified himself as Brar, a member of Lawrence Bishnoi's gang, the FIR said.
An official said that the complainant first thought it to be a fake call, but he got a call again on September 12 from the same number and the caller threatened him again.
"In the other call that was made, the western UP-based businessman was asked to give Rs 2 crore. The businessman also got a voice note, with the person claiming to be Goldy Brar," he said.
The complainant said he is living in "huge fear" and is unable to do his daily duties, according to the FIR.
The Uttar Pradesh Police has registered a case under sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 507 (criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and began the investigation.
The officials said the sender in the voice note identified himself as Brar and said "... jaan hai to jahan hai, wadhia kaam karte raho... meri voice check karwani hai to karwa lo (if there's life, everything is there. Keep doing good work. If you want to get my voice checked then get it done)."
The information has been shared with the security agencies as Brar, presently suspected to be hiding in the US, is a wanted gangster, they said.
A Red Corner Notice (RNC) was also issued against him by the Interpol in July this year.
Brar, a native of Punjab's Muktsar Sahib, had relocated to Canada in 2017 but keeps switching to the US.
Earlier in June, singer and rapper Honey Singh had filed a police complaint, alleging threats from Brar. The Delhi Police's Special Cell had registered an FIR in the matter.
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Madras HC strikes down TN order limiting maternity leave for third child
Chennai: The Madras High Court has set aside a Tamil Nadu government order restricting maternity leave for a third pregnancy to 12 weeks, holding the move to be contrary to established legal principles.
A division bench comprising Justices R Suresh Kumar and N Senthil Kumar ruled that there was no justification to treat third pregnancies differently from the first two, observing that the physical and medical requirements of childbirth remain the same irrespective of the number of pregnancies, as reported by The News Minute.
According to a report published by Live Law, the court was hearing a petition filed by Shayee Nisha, a staff member of the district judiciary in Villupuram, whose request for maternity leave from February 2026 to February 2027 had been curtailed to three months by authorities citing the March 13, 2026 government order.
Quashing the decision of the Principal District Judge and related directions asking her to resume duty, the bench directed that she be granted maternity leave on par with that provided for earlier pregnancies, allowing up to 365 days.
The court noted that both the Supreme Court of India and earlier rulings of the High Court had consistently held that maternity benefits cannot be denied for a third child. Holding the restriction to be unsustainable, the court directed authorities to process maternity leave applications without discrimination based on the number of pregnancies.
It also pointed out that a similar issue had been addressed by a division bench earlier this year, which had disapproved denial of maternity leave in such cases and directed that its ruling be circulated among judicial officers. Despite this, the state issued the impugned order, the bench observed.
