Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal get death threats; police arrest struggling actor

Mumbai Police has arrested the man responsible for allegedly sending death threats to Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal. The person was arrested as Vicky filed a complaint against an unidentified person for stalking Katrina and sending them obscene messages on social media.

The accused, Manvinder Singh, who calls himself a die-hard fan of Kaif, was allegedly upset because she married Vicky, the police said.

A tweet by ANI read, "Man, accused of threatening Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal through social media, arrested by Police: Mumbai Police." Earlier, another tweet by the agency read, "Case registered at Santacruz PS on the complaint of Vicky Kaushal. He complained that one person has been threatening and posting threat messages on Instagram. He stated that the accused has also been stalking his wife and threatening her."

A media report quoted Manjunath Singhe, deputy commissioner of police (zone 9), as saying, "We have registered a case under Sections 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) and 354 (d) (stalking) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 67 (transmitting obscene material) of the Information Technology Act, 2000."

According to the police, Vicky claimed that the accused had been posting threatening messages on Instagram against him and also stalking Katrina.

"The actor claimed that the harassment and threatening had been going on for a few days after which he decided to approach the police and lodge a complaint," said an officer from Santacruz police station.