Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) Mumbai Police registered a Non-Cognisable (NC) offence against an unidentified man for allegedly threatening an ambulance operator in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi over a love affair, an official said on Sunday.

Police acted after the recording of a purported threat call went viral.

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The caller told the ambulance operator that he was calling from the Bishnoi gang and that a list was already prepared, the police official said.

The investigation pointed out that the caller had an affair with a bar girl. He threatened to shoot the ambulance operator after the latter was seen with the woman. Similar calls were made to three others, the official added.

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"We have registered an NC and investigating, he added.

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