Overview

• Mumbai Crime Branch says three messages reached Rinku Singh’s promotional team between February and April seeking Rs 5 crore.
• Police detail a sequence of texts: a polite approach on February 5, a demand reading “I want Rs 5 crore” on April 9, and a final “Reminder! D-Company” on April 20.
• Two accused, Mohammed Dilshad and Mohammed Naveed, were located in the Caribbean and handed to Indian authorities on August 1 with help from Interpol and the Ministry of External Affairs.
• A statement in a chargesheet tied to a related case records an admission that the accused contacted Rinku’s team while invoking D-Company to heighten the threat.
• Investigators link the same suspects to a Rs 10 crore extortion attempt targeting Zeeshan Siddiqui and continue probing digital trails and any international connections.