Mumbai cops arrest a man for sending threats to Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif

Mumbai, July 25: The Mumbai Police have arrested a man for allegedly giving death threats to celebrity couple Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal on a social media site.

Her husband and actor Vicky Kaushal had filed a complaint at Santacruz Police Station claiming that they both had received life threat messages on Instagram.

Following the complaint, the cops flung into action and arrested one person, identified as Manvinder Singh, in connection with the issue.

The accused is a struggling actor who has been trying to get work in films and TV series in Mumbai, NDTV reported. Also, he is a fan of actor Katrina Kaif.

A case has been filed under Sections 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) and 354 (d) (stalking) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 67 (transmitting obscene material) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 at Santacruz Police Station.

The actors recently returned from the Maldives.

Last month, Salman Khan and his father, screenplay writer Salim Khan received a letter threatening that the father-son duo would meet the same fate as Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala who was killed in May.

Khan's and his family's security was enhanced after the incident. Similarly, Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker received a death threat through a letter, following which Mumbai Police registered a non-cognizable offence against an unknown person.

According to the Mumbai Police, the letter was sent to the actor's residence located in Versova after which she reached the nearest Versova police station and lodged a complaint.