Delhi/Alive News: AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter Harshita Kejriwal were allegedly threatened with death by a person claiming to be associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The caller reportedly demanded ₹7 crore in extortion money. The matter came to light after AAP MLA Jarnail Singh filed a complaint with the police in Mohali.
According to Singh’s complaint, he received a phone call and a WhatsApp message from an unknown number at around 6 pm on November 6. The sender’s WhatsApp profile displayed the name ‘~ $H’. The caller allegedly threatened to kill Kejriwal and his daughter if the money was not paid.
Following the complaint, a case was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Mohali.
However, news agency IANS reported that the threat was allegedly fake. According to the agency, the caller was from Rohtak, Haryana, and had used the Lawrence gang’s name to issue threats through calls and WhatsApp messages. No police official has officially confirmed these findings so far.
Kejriwal had earlier raised questions over Lawrence gang
Kejriwal has repeatedly questioned the alleged activities of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and the law-and-order situation in the country.
During the Delhi Assembly’s winter session on November 29, 2024, he questioned how Lawrence could allegedly operate an extortion network while being lodged in Sabarmati Jail. He also questioned the BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over Delhi’s security situation.
On December 24, 2024, Kejriwal alleged that the gangster was operating his network from prison with political backing.
He again raised the issue on January 16, 2025, following the knife attack on actor Saif Ali Khan in Mumbai, referring to previous attacks on actor Salman Khan and the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique.
On June 13, 2026, during a programme with traders in Jalandhar, Kejriwal again accused the BJP of protecting Lawrence. He also alleged that restrictions imposed by the Union Home Ministry were preventing Punjab Police from bringing the gangster from Sabarmati Jail for questioning.
