An anonymous caller on Wednesday threatened top comedy artist, Hari Bansha Acharya, with his life.

Acharya told Nepalnews that he received the call from ‘Moro Mobile’ cell phone at around 2:00 this afternoon when he was in shooting in Kathmandu.

“The caller asked me if I knew about the Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) incident [KMC principal Dr Hemang Dixit was shot and injured last week when he was on his way to the teaching hospital]. I told him that I knew about it. Then he said he was the person behind that incident and threatened me that I may also have the face the same fate [that of Dixit],” Acharya explained.

Police have found out that the man giving me threat is involved in criminal activities, Acharya informed and added that the caller’s mobile number was registered in the name of Ghanshyam Bhandari but the name is fake.

Police have confirmed said they have already identified the caller and are trying to nab him.

Along with his fellow artist, Madan Krishna Shrestha, Acharya was active in raising donations for the victims of people’s movement 2006.