Popular TV actor Abhinav Shukla and his family have received death threats from a man who claims to be a part of notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The threats were sent after an ugly spat that had happened between his wife Rubina Dilaik and Asim Riaz on reality show Battleground which features them as panelists. The show often features fights and disagreements between them, which escalated after Asim allegedly passed a demeaning on-camera comment questioning Rubina’s credibility. Instagram user Ankush Gupta, who uses the handle ‘ankushgupta8873’, has issued death threats to the actor.
Rubina hasn’t just reacted to the death threats, but also issued a warning to Asim’s fans. Rubina took to Instagram to address the death threats her husband Abhinav received and shared a screenshot of one message on her Instagram story. The message was sent by Asim’s fan. An angry Rubina wrote, “My silence is not my weakness! Don’t test my patience.”
Abhinav too had shared screenshots of one shocking message he received. He wrote, “All this for a disagreement on a show”. Abhinav was allegedly targeted on social media after the episode aired and Asim’s fan threatened him by referring to the recent shooting incident at Salman Khan’s house.
Abhinav posted a series of screenshots and videos on his X handle after he received a death threat. The death threat alledgely sent on his Instagram by a user named Ankush Gupta read, “I’m from Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang. I know your address. Should I come over? Just like Salman Khan was shot at, I’ll come to your house and shoot you with an AK-47”. It further said, “Consider this your final warning. Say anything about Asim, and your name goes on the list. Lawrence Bishnoi stands with Asim.”
A look at Rubina Dilaik’s post
Asim too had responded to Abhinav’s criticism and his post mentioning death threat. On Sunday evening, Asim took to his Instagram story and mentioned that the argument on Battleground was between the four judges. According to Asim, Abhinav had no reason to interfere. He wrote, “Four judges were having a real conversation… who even called you to jump in? Stop poking your nose everywhere trying to play the hero- this isn’t some WhatsApp group drama. People like you only speak up when someone else’s name brings you relevance. This wasn’t your scene, but you forced an entry like you mattered.”
Take a look at Asim Riaz’s post
Asim claimed that fake IDs and fake comments can’t be taken seriously. “And stop fishing for sympathy off fake comments from fake IDs. This is the internet—anyone can type anything. Stand tall or stay silent,” Asim wrote. “Now about fitness—only a man who’s never lifted will cry ‘steroids’ when someone shows up built different. I built this body, this name, this attitude—brick by brick, rep by rep. You call it substances, I call it substance. I don’t need sympathy—I need space to dominate and you Stay in your lane,” he added.
For the unversed, Asim was asked to leave the reality show Battleground after his fight with fellow judges Rubina and Abhishek Malhan. “What seemed like a normal tiff slowly became a massive fight. Asim allegedly also insulted Rubina Dilaik, who intervened to sort out their differences. As things heated up, they all rushed to their vanity, calling off the shoot,” the source told India Today.
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