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18-Year-Old Assam Student Arrested for ₹1 Crore Threat to Rapper Emiway Bantai

Investigators are tracing his digital footprints to determine if the threat was orchestrated by a larger criminal network.

Assam student arrested for sending death threat to rapper Emiway Bantai
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Overview

  • Arulv Rameshkumar Alohi was detained after a joint operation by NRI Coastal Police and Navi Mumbai officers used technical analysis to trace the May 25 threat message to Sonitpur district.
  • The message demanded ₹1 crore and claimed to be from Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar while invoking associates Lawrence Bishnoi and Rohit Godara.
  • The extortion demand followed hours after Emiway Bantai released his May 26 tribute song honoring slain Punjabi artist Sidhu Moosewala.
  • Police say Alohi allegedly acted on instructions received via social media and are working to identify any handlers behind the plot.
  • Alohi has been remanded in custody and faces further questioning as detectives probe whether he acted alone or under direction.