PATNA: Independent MP from Purnia Pappu Yadavwhich recently described Lawrence Bishnoi gang as “petties,” he claimed on Monday to have received death threat from the gang. Yadav claimed that the threat came amid his “closeness” to the Bollywood actor Salman Khanwhich the Bishnoi gang had targeted earlier.
The threatening call, suspected to have been made by an incarcerated gangster Aman Sahuclaiming gang loyalty, came in the wake of Yadav’s attack on Bishnoi in a series of social media posts on October 13, a day after NCP neta Baba Siddique was killed and the Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the killing.
While dismissing the Bishnoi gang as a bunch of “insignificant thugs”, Yadav’s social media post said, “If the law permits, I will dismantle the entire network of a cheap criminal like Lawrence Bishnoi within 24 hours.”

On Saturday, Yadav sent a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying he had received a death threat on his mobile phone from a member of the Bishnoi gang. “I am attaching a copy of the threat as proof. Even after such a huge threat to my life, the Center and the state government are paying no attention to my security,” he wrote. Yadav, who has Y-category security, asked Shah for an upgrade to Z.
The call is said to have been made from a number in the United Arab Emirates. Aman Sahu is currently incarcerated in a Ranchi jail, while Bishnoi is lodged in the Sabarmati jail.
In an audio clip provided by Yadav to mediators, which is still being verified by police, the MP is heard telling the caller that he did not attack Bishnoi and that his post on X was a “political comment, made like any other political tweet. be, in response to a certain development”.
Calling himself a “seven-time Lok Sabha MP”, Yadav failed to wow the interlocutor, who retorted by saying, “Hum karm bhi karte hain aur kand bhi” while dismissing his self-endorsement as a veteran politician with a strong line: “We don’t care one bit about this.”
“Resolve the problem as soon as possible. We considered you our brother and you have shamed us,” the caller added.
The call ended with Yadav reassuring the caller, saying, “Aap befikr rahen (Be assured, there will be no problem).”
Police sources said the caller warned Yadav, asking him to stay away from the Salman Khan case and revealed that he was being closely watched by the Bishnoi gang.
“We are suspicious and tracking your locations. Bishnoi bhai paid Rs 1 lakh per hour to block Sabarmati Jail jammers to reach you on a call and you failed to answer,” the caller is heard saying in the audio clip.
Purnia SP Kartikeya Kumar Sharma said, “I heard about the incident through the media. The police have been instructed to review Yadav’s security measures. Further investigation is being initiated into the threat call.” Bihar DGP Alok Raj declined to comment on the issue.
In 2008, Yadav was convicted by a special court in the 1998 former MLA Ajit Sarkar murder case and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was acquitted in 2013 by the Patna HC.
Yadav recently met Baba Siddique’s son Zeeshan in Mumbai. He also expressed his desire to meet Salman Khan but could not do so due to the actor’s busy schedule.