Delhi Police are investigating a mobile phone video that allegedly shows jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi making a video call to a city-based businessman to demand protection money.

According to police sources, the clip surfaced on social media on Monday. A police official said, “The call took place in May 2023 while the businessman, who owns restaurants and a travel company, was on a trip to Dubai with his family. The businessman filed a complaint with the Delhi Police’s Special Cell following the incident.”

In the three-minute video, Bishnoi is reportedly heard asking the businessman, "Chamatkar dekhna hai?" (Do you want to see a miracle?). The businessman responds, "I don’t want to see any miracle." Police are currently verifying the authenticity of the video.

According to the FIR, the businessman first received a call on May 22, 2023, from someone claiming to be Lawrence Bishnoi. When the businessman questioned the caller’s identity, the gangster cut the call and initiated a video call. During the call, Bishnoi allegedly threatened him and demanded Rs 2.5 crore in protection money.

“After returning to India on May 30, the businessman continued to receive threatening calls, not only from Bishnoi but also from his associate Goldy Brar, who is reportedly based in the U.S.,” the FIR states.

Bishnoi’s name has also recently emerged in connection with the September 12 murder of 35-year-old gym owner Nadir Shah in Greater Kailash, South Delhi. Police sources believe Shah was killed because he tried to intervene in Bishnoi's extortion activities involving the businessman.

Bishnoi, currently held in a Gujarat jail, is allegedly linked to several high-profile crimes, including the conspiracy behind the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. He is facing more than two dozen cases of extortion, murder, and attempted murder.

“In connection with Nadir Shah's murder, seven people have been arrested so far, but the two shooters responsible for the attack outside Shah's gym remain at large,” police said.