Arrest reported in Bengaluru
Mumbai police have arrested Bengaluru IT engineer Vaibhav Mishra in connection with alleged threat messages to actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Tusshar Kapoor, according to reports published on November 4. The Indian Express identifies Mishra as 30 years old, while an independent IANS report carried by the Free Press Journal also names him and reports the arrest.
The arrest is a substantive development in an investigation previously focused on the threatening recordings and the sender’s claimed identity. Police allegations about who sent the messages remain under investigation; the reports do not establish a finding of guilt.
[1][2]Claimed gang identity remains under scrutiny
The Indian Express quotes a police officer saying Mishra had pretended to be associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang but was not linked to it. That assessment is attributed to the investigating officer and should not be read as confirmation that the gang sent the messages.
IANS reports that the earlier audio sent to Tusshar included a demand for Rs 5 crore and a claim to be Harry Boxer. The agency says a preliminary inquiry suggested that recording could be fake. Moneycontrol also reports a mismatch with available voice samples and continuing inquiries.
[1][2][3]What remains unresolved
The published accounts differ on the arrest’s precise date: The Indian Express places it on November 3, while IANS says November 4. Both report an arrest in Bengaluru, but the conflicting day has not been independently resolved here.
The case continues to concern the identity and intent of the sender, as well as the alleged demands made to the actors. Investigators’ assessments of the recordings and claimed gang connection remain part of that inquiry.
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