Underworld threatens Sonu Niigaam

If reports are to be believed, popular singer Sonu Niigaam has been at the receiving end of underworld don Chhota Shakeel. Shakeel, Dawood’s right hand man is allegedly pressurizing Sonu to cancel the contract the singer has signed with an event management company for his world tour. The tour which is slated to happen in 2014 will see the singer performing along with other film actors in 12 shows in different countries across the globe. Shakeel, it is believed, wants Sonu to ink a deal with another company of his (Shakeel’s) liking. The don tried calling Sonu but when the singer refused to entertain any of his calls, Shakeel allegedly started blackmailing him through text messages by saying that he will make public Sonu’s private conversation with a certain lady from a famous family. Reports suggest that Sonu has not yet filed a formal FIR as he is currently out of town. We tried reaching Sonu on his cellphone for his comments but both his numbers were switched off. Sonu, who is hardly seen singing in movies these days, is perennially busy with his live shows in India and abroad. And this is where he makes much of his moolah from especially shows abroad where he is the biggest draw as far as Indian singers are concerned. The underworld it seems is now keen to exploit this channel to rake in money. In the recent past the number of threats received by film fraternity has shot up. Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar and Boney Kapoor are a few names who had lodged complaints with the police. In fact, Akshay these days moves around with a beefy policeman in tow. It remains to be seen what kind of cover Sonu will receive after these threats.