Indore, April 24 -- An FIR has been registered in Indore after two individuals received extortion threats allegedly in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, police said, adding that an accused in a similar case from Khargone has been taken into fresh remand as part of the ongoing investigation.

Speaking to the reporters, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) (DCP) Rajesh Kumar Tripathi said that Chetan Pawar and his acquaintance were threatened via WhatsApp messages sent using VPN numbers, with ransom demands made in both cases.

"An FIR was registered recently in Indore. There was a recent matter between Chetan Pawar and his acquaintance. Both of them were messaged on WhatsApp by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and were also threatene...