Police trace death threats against Aamir Khan to overseas servers as security tightened

Mumbai police have traced the origin of recent death threats against Bollywood actor Aamir Khan to IP addresses located in Sweden and Canada. Investigators revealed that the threats, which were issued using the name of incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, were transmitted via Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. Authorities have since dispatched formal requests to international platforms and law enforcement agencies in those countries to secure further data on the suspects.
The intimidation surfaced in an audio recording that circulated among journalists and on social media, in which a speaker identifying himself as “Arju Bishnoi” of the Bishnoi gang issued a chilling ultimatum. The recording leveled accusations against the actor regarding “love jihad”—a sensitive communal charge—and threatened imminent violence if he did not cease his alleged activities. The caller warned that the gang intended to carry out an attack so severe that it would force the actor and his associates to reconsider their actions in the future.
A senior police official indicated that the audio file was likely disseminated via the encrypted messaging platform Signal before reaching the public sphere. Despite the severity of the language, Aamir Khan has not yet filed a formal complaint or legal case regarding the incident.
Nevertheless, in light of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s ongoing targeting of prominent figures within the Hindi film industry, Mumbai authorities have significantly bolstered security around the actor’s residence in Pali Hill, Bandra. While Khan was abroad at the time the threats were initiated, he has since returned to India, and the administration has maintained a heightened defensive posture to ensure his safety.