The Mumbai Police has launched an investigation after assailants on a motorcycle fired multiple shots outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s Bandra residence on Sunday morning.
According to CCTV footage, two suspects were seen riding a motorcycle. The duo fired four rounds outside Bandra’s Galaxy Apartments, where the actor resides, at around 5 am on Sunday.
The footage showed the duo fleeing from the spot. A crime branch official, who was at the scene, stated that the CCTV footage quality is very poor, PTI reported.
“The CCTV footage quality is very poor, and it was dark, so the bike’s registration number was not clear. Both the rider and the pillion rider were wearing helmets. We are taking the help of technical experts to clear the footage and gather leads in the matter,” the official said.
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Notably, Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother Anmol Bishnoi has claimed responsibility for firing gunshots outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence. Meanwhile, police sources have identified one of the suspects captured on CCTV as Vishal alias Kalu, a member of Bishnoi’s gang.
Anmol Bishnoi, in a Facebook post, claimed that the incident was just a “trailer” and warned of further firings. He is also an accused in the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s murder case and is currently absconding, having escaped abroad on a fake passport.
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A police official, quoted by PTI, stated that law enforcement recovered a motorcycle near the actor’s home.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 9, Raj Tilak Roushan, told The Indian Express that two unknown individuals arrived on a motorcycle and fired several shots outside Salman Khan’s residence at around 5 am before fleeing the scene. Roushan revealed that approximately four to five shots were fired and that 15 police teams had been formed to investigate the incident from all angles.
According to a Bandra police official, an FIR has been registered against unidentified individuals under section 307 (attempted murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act.