Mafia phoned, asked to stay away from Preity Zinta, claims Nusli Wadia

Mumbai: Nusli Wadia on Tuesday complained to the police about having received threatening calls and text messages from the “underworld”, ostensibly connected to the ongoing case against Ness Wadia, as the caller asked him to stay away from Preity Zinta. The calls were received by his personal assistant along with an SMS asking him not to bother the actor.

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Mumbai CP Rakesh Maria confirmed the incident saying the complaint was submitted to the NM Joshi police station where the statement was recorded and immediately transferred to the anti-extortion cell of the crime branch. While the exact details of the conversation are still not clear, police sources said that the series of phone calls were received between 2 pm and 8 pm.

The caller from Iran identified himself as Ravi Pujari and called the landline of the business house’s office in Byculla followed by an SMS on the phone of Nusli Wadia’s personal assistant identified only as Bhandarkar. According to sources in the crime branch, the message instructed Wadia not to “run around the lady (sic)” and warned that his “business would be in trouble” otherwise. “We are thoroughly investigating the case with the AEC accessing its voicebank to identify the voice and have approached various service providers to identify the number,” Mr Maria said.

Meanwhile, Preity is expected to leave for India from Los Angeles on Thursday, according to a senior police officer, with the cops awaiting to record her supplementary statement in the FIR by her.