Alia Bhatt on death threats: I will call my dad and the police brave

It was recently that filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt started receiving calls from an unidentified man threatening to kill his daughter, Alia Bhatt and wife, Soni Razdan.

The caller had demanded Rs 50 lakh from the filmmaker saying that if he fails to transfer the money, he will fire openly at his family. The case was immediately filed at the Juhu Police station and was registered under section 387 (causing a person to fear death or grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion). The Police took immediate action and caught the caller from Lucknow.

And now Alia Bhatt has reacted to the news. When asked if she was scared upon receiving the threats, Alia said, “I will call my dad and the police brave. They didn’t give me a chance to get worried at all. They took over completely. I am happy that everything has been sorted out now finally, and everyone is safe and happy.”

She further praised her father and said, “Parents do everything to protect their children from any harm. So, with my dad being by my side, there was no way for me to get scared.”

The culprit named Sandeep Sahu, was arrested by the Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh Police.

Mahesh Bhatt had taken to Twitter to share the good news and tweeted, “A bolt from the blue in the form of an extortion call & threat to my family was nipped in the bud by the MH & UP police in tandem.Gratitude!”