Gun found from Tapi River, Surat
In a recent development regarding the firing incident outside Salman Khan’s residence at the Galaxy Apartment in Bandra on April 14, the Mumbai Crime Branch on Monday (April 22) recovered a gun and some live cartridges used for committing the crime from Tapi River in Gujarat’s Surat. The search for another gun is underway, said the crime branch.
Accused were ordered to fire 10 rounds of bullets
According to the Mumbai Crime Branch, the shooters, who allegedly fired outside Salman Khan’s house, had two guns and they were ordered to fire 10 rounds of bullets. It Is pertinent to mention that the accused threw the gun in the Tapi River in Surat after committing the crime.
Shooting happened on 14 April
On the morning of April 14, two individuals arrived on a motorcycle and fired four gunshots outside the Galaxy Apartments, the residence of the actor. Following the incident, the assailants quickly fled the scene. Surveillance footage revealed that both suspects were wearing caps and carrying backpacks.
Sagar and Vicky were arrested
On April 16, Kutch Police arrested the two accused persons and handed them to the Mumbai Crime Branch. Later, a city court sent the two accused to the custody of the Mumbai Crime Branch until April 25 in connection with the firing incident. The accused, identified as Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) from Bihar, were presented before the court after a medical examination.
Investigation from crime branch
The statements of more than 10 people in the Salman Khan case have been recorded and the process of recording the statements is still underway, Mumbai Crime Branch have taken the accused Vicky Gupta with them to the Surat Tapi river, where they had thrown the gun, Police can also add other sections in this case.
Both Vicky and Sagar were arrested last week from Gujarat’s Bhuj
Vicky and Sagar were originally booked under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder). Three new section – 506 (2) (threatening), 115 (incitement) and 201 (destroying evidence) – were added to the FIR on Saturday. Police is likely to add more sections in this case.
They were allegedly receiving instructions from Bishnoi brothers.
Mumbai police on Saturday declared gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi as wanted accused in connection with the firing incident. Three hours before the firing incident, Anmol Bishnoi took the responsibility of the attack in a Facebook post. The police has tracked the IP address of the post to Portugal. The Facebook account in Anmol’s name was created by using a foreign mobile number, the police official informed.