The Mumbai Police has confirmed that the two accused were caught in Gujarat’s Bhuj late on Monday night. (Image/News18)
A senior police official said both the accused are scheduled to be presented in a Mumbai court on Tuesday morning
Mumbai Police Crime Branch arrested both the accused involved in firing gunshots outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s house in Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai’s Bandra area on April 14. An image of the accused, identified as Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, standing side by side in handcuffs along with crime branch officials has surfaced on the internet.
#WATCH | Two accused identified as Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal were arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch from Gujarat’s Bhuj, in connection with the firing incident outside the residence of actor Salman Khan.(Source: Bhuj Police) pic.twitter.com/JdtXZVQrZj
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Residents of West Champaran in Bihar, the accused were arrested in a joint operation by Mumbai Police Crime Branch and West Kutch Police from Gujarat’s Bhuj late on Monday night. They are history sheeters and have cases such as theft and chain snatching registered against them. A preliminary investigation has confirmed their link with Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang.
The arrested accused will be brought to Mumbai via flight by 10:am on Tuesday. A senior police official said both the accused are scheduled to be presented in a Mumbai court today.
Two unidentified men fired four rounds outside Bandra’s Galaxy Apartments, where the actor resides, around 5:00 am on Sunday and fled the spot. According to top sources, the firing was a pre-planned conspiracy. The two miscreants had reportedly rented a house for a month in Navi Mumbai’s Panvel area, approximately 12 km away from Salman Khan’s farmhouse.
They had also conducted a recce of Galaxy apartment four times before carrying out the attack.
Police are investigating to find out if the accused had conspired to carry out some operation at Khan’s farmhouse at Panvel.
Lawrence Bishnoi gang took responsibility for the firing outside Salman Khan’s House, top Mumbai Police sources said and claimed that the attack was carried out by gangster Rohit Godara, who operates Bishnoi’s gang in Rajasthan.
Godara’s name surfaced after gangster Lawrence Bishnoi‘s brother Anmol Bishnoi allegedly took responsibility for the attack in a Facebook post and signed off the post crediting Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang, Goldy Brar, Rohit Godara and Kala Jathari.
Heavy police force was deployed outside the actor’s residence, Galaxy Apartments following the incident.
After the firing, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Salman Khan over a phone call and also held discussions with the Mumbai Police Commissioner.
Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan reacted to the gunshots that were fired at the actor’s house and said there was nothing to worry about. Speaking with CNN News18, Salim Khan said, “There is nothing to tell. They just want publicity, there is no need to worry,” he said.