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’25 women killed’: UP teacher receives death, rape threats from ‘Lawrence Bishnoi gang’ | Latest news India

’25 women killed’: UP teacher receives death, rape threats from ‘Lawrence Bishnoi gang’ | Latest news India

Nov 13, 2024 10:55 PM IST

Lawrence Bishnoi, who is suspected of killing NCP leader Baba Siddique in Mumbai, is lodged in a jail in Gujarat.

A dance teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district has filed a police complaint, alleging that she has received rape and death threats from a man claiming to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Basti: The man used different phone numbers to call her. (Representative)
Basti: The man used different phone numbers to call her. (Representative)

The woman said the man identified himself as a member of the dreaded gang. He has been threatening the woman for several days.

She said in the complaint that the man claimed he had “raped and murdered 25 women and that she would be his next victim.”

The woman is a popular dance teacher in Kotwali area of ​​Basti. She also shares dance tutorials on YouTube.

The man used different phone numbers to call her.

“We have received a complaint from the dance teacher regarding the threats. A preliminary investigation into the matter is underway,” a senior police officer told PTI.

Bishnoi, who is suspected of killing NCP leader Baba Siddique in Mumbai, is lodged in a jail in Gujarat.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena’s Haryana in-charge Vikram Singh has filed an online complaint with the cyber police that he received a threatening phone call from a person claiming to belong to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

He claims the caller, who identified himself as Rohit Godara, demanded a stake in his company, police said.

According to the complaint filed by Vikram Singh, on November 11 around 3 pm, he received a WhatsApp call from a UK number, in which the caller said he was a member of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang and asked him for a stake in his company .

“They gave me one day’s notice and threatened that they would kill me if I did not give a stake in my company,” Yadav said in his complaint.

With inputs from PTI

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