In line with the police, a first data record (FIR) was once lodged on the Gaekwad Haveli police station in Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning in opposition to unknown individuals after Kabliwala submitted a grievance that he won greater than 20 demise risk calls on Tuesday evening between 9:50 pm and 12 am from an individual who known himself as Imran. Kabliwala known as at the helpline quantity 100 for police toughen at his place of abode in Astodia of Ahmedabad past due on Tuesday evening.

“Round 9:50 pm on Tuesday, I used to be sitting in automobile close to Rani Sipri mosque in Astodia after I won a choice from an unknown quantity on my telephone’s Whatsapp the place the caller known himself as Imran and claimed that he had not too long ago murdered Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and claimed {that a} guy named Satyug Maharaj had given a freelance to him to kill me. He then disconnected the Whatsapp voice name and made a video name during which a bag stuffed with Rs 2,000 notes was once visual. The caller then instructed me that he sought after cash from me, else he would kill me. He additional claimed that he knew I used to be sitting in my automobile and requested me to stick the place I used to be, claiming his males have been observing me within reach. Then he mentioned that he was once giving me an ultimatum of 2 hours to pay and would in a while ship financial institution main points,” mentioned Kabliwala in his police grievance.

“Then, round 10:43 pm, I won a Whatsapp message citing an SBI checking account within the title of 1 Minhaj Khatun. The caller made 12 voice calls after 11:30 pm which I didn’t select up. Then he despatched me a 30-minute-long video associated with the homicide of Moosewala. The caller was once steadily making calls to me which I stored rejecting. Then round 12 am, he despatched me an audio clip through which he said that he’s giving me an ultimatum of 3 to 4 days, and if I name him again day after today morning then the whole lot can be alright (or) else, he suggested me to finish all my ultimate needs in those three-four days. Sensing the seriousness of the placement, I known as at the 100 quantity for police assist,” mentioned Kabliwala.

Senior Ahmedaba police officers instructed The Indian Categorical that the FIR was once registered underneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 507 for prison intimidation through nameless way and 387 for seeking to extort through striking worry of demise in opposition to unknown individuals.

Danish Qureshi, spokesperson for AIMIM Gujarat, mentioned: “Our president Sabirbhai won a number of threatening calls and then he sought police assist. We will be able to be taking over this factor.”

The AIMIM has been going through a number of problems in its Gujarat unit, together with the hot go out of vice-president Shamshad Pathan and greater than 3 dozen office-bearers in Ahmedabad and Godhra.