India, March 18 -- A purported audio clip allegedly featuring US-based gangster Goldy Brar issuing a death threat to Punjabi actor-singer Gippy Grewal surfaced on social media on Tuesday, sparking a fresh political row over the state's law and order.

In the unverified recording, the caller, identified as Brar, confronts the actor for ignoring a previous communication. "Messages can be ignored, but not bullets," the caller warns, threatening Grewal with dire consequences.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government, alleging that Grewal's security was deliberately withdrawn after the actor met him at his residence recently.

"Disturbed to learn that our superstar Gippy Grewal received ...