New Delhi:
Punjabi singer Jasmine Sandlas today received death threats from people allegedly associated with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Ms. Sandlas remains in the US and came to Delhi today to perform at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
As soon as the singer landed at the Delhi airport, she received death threats from international numbers.
Police said the singer was told she would be attacked at the stadium today.
Security has been tightened at the five-star hotel in Delhi where Ms Sandlas is staying. The Delhi Police has also provided protection to the singer.
Jasmine Sandlas has several chart-topping hits to her credit and has even lent her voice to some groovy Bollywood songs. She sang the song ‘Yaar Naa Miley’ in Salman Khan’s ‘Kick’ and also ‘Illegal Weapon 2.0’ in the film Street Dance 3D, starring Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor.
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is currently in Ahmedabad jail on drug smuggling charges which are being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Bishnoi has also been accused in the murder case of singer Sidhu Moosewala.
He recently made headlines again when he claimed responsibility for the murder of Khalistani terrorist Sukhdool Singh in Canada. Sukhdool, also known as Sukha Duneke, was killed in gang violence in Canada.
He has also threatened Salman Khan several times in the past. Earlier this year, he sent an email to the Bollywood actor warning him of the consequences if he did not watch Bishnoi’s interview on a news channel.
In 2018, when the blackbuck poaching trial was underway, Lawrence Bishnoi had said that Salman Khan had hurt the sentiments of the Bishnois, a sect that has love for animals among its tenets, by hunting a blackbuck – a accusation made by the actor. ultimately acquitted.