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Mahesh Manjrekar gets an extortion call

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Bollywood filmmaker-actor Mahesh Manjrekar filed a complaint with Mumbai Police after he received an extortion call for Rs. 35 crore. As per reports the person who called claimed to be an alleged member of Abu Salem’s gang. However, the police have arrested the caller who happens to be a tea seller in Mumbai.Deputy Commissioner of Police Akbar Pathan revealed that the accused Milind B. Tulsankar had made several threat calls to Manjrekar between August 23 to August 25. Milind alleged to be a part of Salem’s gang and threatened Manjrekar with dire consequences if he did not follow his instructions.The accused has been sent to police custody till September 2.

Mahesh Manjrekar lauded Mumbai Police’s swift action and wrote a big thank you for them on Twitter. He tweeted- "A Big Thank You to the @CPMumbaiPolice & The Anti-extortion cell for the swift action in getting the culprit in custody. Bravo @MumbaiPolice".

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