MOHALI — Punjab Police launched a high-priority cyber investigation after an extortionist invoking the incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi threatened to kill former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter Harshita Kejriwal unless paid ₹7 crore in extortion.
Police moved swiftly. The Cyber Crime Police Station in Mohali registered a formal First Information Report against an unidentified suspect, initiating digital forensic tracking under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
The threat landed through direct telephonic and digital channels on November 6. The caller targeted Jarnail Singh, the Aam Aadmi Party legislator representing West Delhi's Tilak Nagar constituency, delivering the extortion ultimatum across a voice call and an accompanying WhatsApp message.
Legislator Singh faced an explicit ultimatum. The caller identified himself as an active operative of the Bishnoi syndicate, demanding ₹7 crore and warning that failure to deliver the sum would result in the targeted assassinations of both Kejriwal and his daughter.
He did not hesitate. Singh escalated the communication straight to law enforcement authorities, submitting the digital logs and formally petitioning state authorities to fortify the security apparatus shielding Kejriwal and his immediate family.
State cyber investigators took immediate control of the case file. Mohali cyber crime authorities assigned the probe to Inspector Sunil Kumar, who mobilized technical surveillance teams to unmask the originator behind the encrypted communications.
Police technicians are currently dissecting Call Detail Records, internet protocol transaction logs, and tower location footprints linked to the transmitting mobile number. Extortion networks routinely route digital voice transmissions through proxy virtual private networks and overseas Voice-over-IP gateways to frustrate law enforcement tracking.
To clarify the official status of the ongoing legal and security measures:
| Case Parameter | Official Status |
|---|---|
| Primary Target | Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal & Harshita Kejriwal |
| Recipient of Threat | Jarnail Singh (AAP MLA, Tilak Nagar) |
| Extortion Sum Demanded | ₹7 Crore |
| Primary Police Station | Cyber Crime Police Station, Mohali |
| Statutory Framework | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) & Information Technology (IT) Act |
| Investigating Officer | Inspector Sunil Kumar |
The Operational Backdrop: The invocation of the Bishnoi syndicate comes amid nationwide scrutiny of the gang's violent extortion footprint. The syndicate's lethal reach was documented by state police agencies during the 2022 daylight assassination of Punjabi music artist Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known widely as Sidhu Moose Wala, whose family had faced relentless extortion calls prior to his murder.
Police officials confirmed that technical analysis of the incoming transmission data remains active around the clock, with investigators expected to submit an interim forensic report on the carrier routing and device credentials to senior supervisory officers this week.
| Accused Status |
| Unidentified suspect claiming Lawrence Bishnoi gang affiliation |