The 26-year-old man, who was arrested from Lucknow for allegedly trying to extort money from Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, was today sent to police custody till March 10 by a local court.
Sandeep Sahoo had allegedly called Bhatt many times, introducing himself as gangster Babloo Shrivastav, alleged former aide of Dawood Ibrahim, and demanded Rs 50 lakh from him.
He threatened to kill Bhatt, his wife Soni Razdan and their daughter Alia Bhatt if he did not meet his demand, police said.
After Bhatt filed a complaint, police traced the caller's whereabouts and informed the Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police which arrested Sahoo from Lucknow.
He was brought to the city and produced before a court today which remanded him to police custody till March 10, said Senior Inspector Vinayak Vast of the Anti-Extortion Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch.
Sahoo allegedly told the police during interrogation that he had visited Mumbai sometime ago and tried to find work in Bollywood. He had sent WhatsApp messages to Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and a few others seeking help, he told police.
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