Sunil Pal

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Sunil Pal (born 2 May 1975) is an Indian comedian, actor and voice actor. He has played comic roles in various Bollywood films.

In 2010, he wrote and directed a comedy film, Bhavnao Ko Samjho, which featured 51 stand-up comedians including Siraj Khan, Johnny Lever, Raju Srivastav, Kapil Sharma, Navin Prabhakar, Ahsaan Qureshi, and Sudesh Lehri.

The case took a new turn when two audio recordings surfaced, suggesting the incident may have been a publicity stunt.

In the first audio, an unidentified person tells Pal that they have acted on his instructions, while Pal insists he did not file a complaint and claims media pressure forced him to respond. In the second audio, Pal states that he was threatened by his alleged kidnappers, who possess personal details about him and his family.

Pal's wife reported to the police, asserting that the audio were edited.

Police identified two main accused nams named Lavi Pal and Arjun Karnwal for kidnapping Sunil Pal and a similar kidnapping case of comedian Mushtaq Khan.

On 14 December 2024, Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Arjun, he was shot and injured the next day during an encounter with police in Meerut. Police recovered an SUV along with ₹2.25 lakh cash and a mobile phone used in the crime from the accused.

On the night of 22-23 December, Police arrested the main accused Lavi Pal, for the kidnapping of Mushtaq Khan and Sunil Pal after an encounter in Bijnor. A total of seven arrests were made in the case.