Gunshots were fired outside Bollywood actor Disha Patani’s house in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly early on Friday, police said. The Goldy Brar gang has taken responsibility for the attack.
He said the actress allegedly insulted of Hindu saints Premanand Maharaj and Aniruddhacharya Maharaj. According to reports, police said that several rounds were fired outside her home and two rounds of aerial firing were reported at about 4:30 am. No one was injured in the incident.
What did Goldy Brar gang say?
In a Facebook post, Rohit Godara’s account shared a post naming two people Virendra Charan and Mahendra Saran saying the shooting took place because the actress tried to demean Sanatan Dharma. Calling it just a trailer, he threatened that no one in their house would be left alive.
“Jai Shri Ram
Ram Ram to all brothers.
I, Virendra Charan, Mahendra Saran (Delana). Brothers, today the firing that happened at Khushboo Patani/Disha Patani’s (Bollywood actress) house (Villa No. 40, Civil Lines, Bareilly, UP), we got it done. She insulted our revered saints (Premanand Ji Maharaj and Aniruddhacharya Ji Maharaj). She tried to demean our Sanatan Dharma. The insult of our deities will not be tolerated. This was just a trailer. Next time, if she or anyone else shows disrespect towards our religion, then no one in their house will be left alive,” the post read.
“This message is not just for her, but also for all the artists of the film industry and those associated with them. Whoever in the future commits such an insulting act against our religion and saints should be ready to face the consequences. To protect our religion, we are ready to go to any extent. We will never back down. For us, our religion and society are one, and protecting them is our first duty,” the post further read.
Police said an investigation is underway, and the authenticity of the social media post is also being verified.
Who is Goldy Brar?
Goldy Brar is a gangster who has been behind several high-profiled killings in the country, including Punjabi music icon Sidhu Moosewala. In an interview with BBC, he had justified the killing of Moosewala and said he had “no remorse whatsoever” over what he claimed was an act of retribution.
On May 29, 2022, 28-year-old Sidhu Moosewala was ambushed and killed in broad daylight near his native village in Punjab. Driving his black Mahindra Thar SUV, he was cornered by two vehicles and sprayed with bullets—24 of which hit him, according to his post-mortem report. His cousin and friend survived the attack.
Brar, believed to be in Canada, is a key member of a criminal syndicate run by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Brar revealed that Moosewala had prior contact with Bishnoi and even tried to curry favour with him. However, things soured when Moosewala promoted a kabaddi tournament linked to Bishnoi’s rivals—the Bambiha gang.