India, Aug. 12 -- The Mumbai police have beefed up Kapil Sharma's security cover days after the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the firing outside the comedian's cafe in Surrey County, Canada, and threatened via posts on social media that they would attack the comedian in Mumbai.

The posts claimed that the attack and warnings are linked to Sharma calling actor Salman Khan to his show. The gang has previously targeted the actor, his family and people working with him due to his alleged involvement in the 1998 blackbuck hunting incident.

"We have provided ample security and taken enough precautions to make sure that the individual (Sharma) is not harmed," police commissioner Deven Bharti said.

On Thursday, unidentified a...