Gurgaon: Seven days after a bullet was allegedly fired at the car of singer and rapper Rahul Yadav (Fazilpuria) in Sector 71 on Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), he revealed he had received a threatening phone call in Punjabi “on the same evening”. Speaking to the media on Monday, Fazilpuria dismissed theories he had orchestrated the attack to have his security reinstated. The singer also dismissed an alleged claim of a loan amounting to Rs 5 crore — mentioned in a post by a gangster after the attack — and questioned its authenticity.Sharing details of the incident, the singer said he had left his office in Fazilpur for his home when a car approached from the rear. “Two men sitting behind were looking at me. I mistook them as fans. The men in that car intercepted my vehicle, following which I stopped near a divider. Two men stepped outside the car and I still thought that those were my fans and wanted to meet me. I was shocked to see one of them holding a weapon, following which I reversed my car and escaped while they fired at me,” Fazilpuria said, adding he was alone on July 14 while heading home.Regarding threats, the singer said after he protested against the gangsters responsible for the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, he received multiple threats and subsequently received security from the Haryana police.“My security was withdrawn 20 days prior to the attack on me. After the security was withdrawn, I requested the Gurgaon commissioner for a review. He said my plea was under consideration. After the attack on me, I was even under police scanner as there was a theory that I might have staged it, which is not the case at all. I received a threat call in Punjabi and some other gang took responsibility on the same evening. I want the police to do a detailed investigation and nab the accused,” the singer added. Following the attack, a viral message emerged in which Sunil Sardhania, an alleged member of the Himanshu Bhau gang, took responsibility for the shooting. The message said the firing was intended to warn the singer to repay Rs 5 crore to one Deepak Nandal within a month to avoid severe consequences. However, Fazilpuria, on Monday, denied the allegations of any such loan or investment, saying that he “never took any loan from Nandal, who was his old friend”, and that all music labels had invested in his career. Two days after the attack, a suspect, identified as Vishal —25 year old— of Sonipat, was arrested from his village Jajal. Police are yet to arrest a co-accused.
