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Firing outside Salman's home: One more member of Lawrence gang arrested

The Mumbai Police have arrested one more member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in connection with firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence here last month, officials said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Harpal Singh (34), a resident of Fatehabad in Haryana, was apprehended by a team of the Mumbai crime branch from his hometown on Monday evening, an official said. Singh was brought to Mumbai in the early hours of Tuesday and will be produced before a court later in the day, he said. This is the sixth arrest in connection with the firing incident. Two motorcycle-borne persons opened fire outside Khan's residence at the Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area on April 14 and fled the spot. Singh's name surfaced during the interrogation of accused Mohammed Rafique Chowdhary, another Bishnoi gang member who was arrested earlier this month in the firing case, the official said. Singh had asked Chowdhary to conduct a recce around Khan's residence and also gave Rs

Until arms delivery, shooters unaware they'd to fire at Salman's home: Cops

The two men arrested for allegedly opening fire outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai were not aware of the target until weapons and bullets were delivered to them at their rented house in Panvel, a police official said on Wednesday, citing probe carried out so far. The alleged shooters, Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, both hailing from Bihar, were arrested from adjoining Gujarat within 48 hours of the April 14 firing incident outside Khan's home at the Galaxy Apartment in upscale Bandra. They are in judicial custody till May 27. The Mumbai police's crime branch, during the interrogation of the duo, found Pal and Gupta were given the shooting task by Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, but they had no idea they had to fire at Khan's residence till the delivery of arms, said the official. According to the official, Pal was recruited in the Lawrence Bishnoi gang by one Ankit. Pal and Ankit used to play cricket together and they ..

Bishnoi gang member held for funding shooters in Salman Khan firing case

The Mumbai crime branch has arrested a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from Rajasthan for allegedly providing financial help to the shooters involved in firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's house, officials said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Mohammed Rafique Chowdhary (37), an official said. He is the fifth person to be arrested in the firing case. Two motorcycle-borne persons opened fire outside Khan's residence at the Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area on April 14 and fled from the spot. The official said Chowdhary's role had come to light during the interrogation of the persons arrested in the case. He is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, and was in direct contact with the alleged shooters - Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, the official said. Choudhary allegedly provided financial support to Pal and Gupta to purchase a motorcycle and rent a house, he said. He also conducted a recce around Khan's residence more than five times, the officia

Firing outside Salman Khan's house: Family of deceased accused moves HC

The family of Anuj Thapan, who died while in police custody following his arrest in the case related to firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's house here, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI probe into his death. While the police claim Thapan killed himself in the lock-up, his mother Rita Devi in her petition filed in the HC on Friday alleged foul play and claimed he was killed. In the plea, which will come up for hearing in due course, Devi sought the HC to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the death of her son. The petition alleged Thapan was physically assaulted and tortured by police in custody. It also sought the high court to direct the police to hand over CCTV footage of the police station and the lock-up where Thapan was held. The petitioner requested for the preservation of call data records (CDR) of police officials, who are probing the firing incident, from April 24 to May 2. It also sought directions for a fresh post-mortem

Salman Khan firing case: Accused Anuj Thapan dies after suicide attempt

Anuj Thapan (32) has been accused of supplying weapons to two people who fired shots outside Salman Khan's house in Mumbai on April 14

Firing outside Salman Khan's home: MCOCA slapped against all 6 accused

Mumbai police on Saturday invoked provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the April 14 firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's home in Bandra in the metropolis, an official said. MCOCA provisions have been invoked against alleged shooters Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) as well as Sonu Kumar Chander Bishnoi (37) and Anuj Thapan (32), who are accused of supplying two firearms and bullets, and gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi, who are shown as wanted accused. Gupta and Pal, both residents of Bihar, were held from Kutch in Gujarat on April 16, while Sonu Bishnoi and Thapan were held from Punjab on April 25. Anmol Bishnoi, who stays in Canada and travels to USA, had claimed responsibility for the firing through a Facebook post, though its IP address was traced to Portugal, as per police. Lawrence Bishnoi, accused of several crimes, is currently lodged in a jail in Sabarmati in Gujarat.

Salman Khan firing case: Police recovers 2 pistols, bullets from Tapi river

The Mumbai police's crime branch has recovered two pistols, magazines and bullets from the Tapi river in Gujarat during a search operation to recover weapons allegedly used in the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence, an official said on Tuesday. The crime branch has recovered two pistols, three magazines and 13 bullets during the search that began on Monday, the official said. A team of 12 officials, including 'encounter specialist' senior police inspector Daya Nayak, is still at the spot. The search is underway with the help of scuba divers, he said. The two arrested accused, Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), allegedly fired outside 58-year-old Khan's house at the Galaxy Apartment in the Bandra area of Mumbai on April 14 and then fled the spot on a motorbike. Based on the technical surveillance, they were apprehended on April 16 from the premises of a temple at Mata No Madh near Bhuj town in Gujarat by joint teams of the Mumbai and Kutch police. They wer

Salman house firing: Warning of 'major incident' by Lawrence Bishnoi aide

Unidentified caller has warned Mumbai Police of potential major incident by Lawrence Bishnoi's associate, following recent attack near Salman Khan's residence

Salman Khan House Firing: How cops nabbed the shooters, timeline of events

Bhuj police arrested two accused in the firing Incident outside Salman Khan’s residence. It has been revealed that both of them were in contact with Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang

Firing at Salman Khan home: Aadhaar, bike deal... How cops nabbed shooters

The two accused had submitted their original Aadhaar cards for a rent agreement and bike purchase documents

Shooters intended to kill Salman Khan in firing incident: Mumbai Police

Two motorcycle-borne assailants open fire outside Salman Khan's house in Bandra, Mumbai on Sunday morning. The police apprehended the suspects and investigation is underway

Firing outside Salman Khan's home: 2 arrested, remanded to police custody

A court in Mumbai on Tuesday remanded two persons arrested in connection with the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence to police custody till April 25. The duo - Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) - both residents of Bihar, were on the run after the firing incident outside Khan's house in Bandra area here on Sunday morning. They were apprehended late Monday night from Mata No Madh village in Gujarat's Kutch district, police said. The two persons were brought to Mumbai and produced before a magistrate court on Tuesday. The crime branch sought 14-day custody of the two men on the ground that their custodial interrogation was required to ascertain conspiracy details and to identify the mastermind behind the firing incident. The court granted the police custody of the two accused for nine days (till April 25). A police official said the two accused had carried out a recce around the actor's house in Bandra area here thrice before the firing incident. At around

Salman Khan residence shooting: Two accused arrested from Gujarat's Bhuj

The detained individuals, identified as Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal from Champaran, Bihar, will be transported to Mumbai for further interrogation

Man who opened fire outside Salman's house suspected to be from Gurugram

One of the two men seen in a CCTV footage opening fire outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's house in Mumbai is suspected to be from Gurugram, sources in the Delhi Police said on Sunday. Two men fired four rounds outside Bandra's Galaxy Apartments, where the actor resides, around 5 am and fled. According to a Bandra police official, an FIR has been registered against "unidentified persons" under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder) and the Arms Act. An official source in the Delhi Police said one of the two is suspected to be a criminal from Gurugram who was involved in multiple killings and robberies in Haryana and is wanted in the murder of Gurugram-based businessman Sachin Munjal in March. Gangster Rohit Godara, who is based abroad, had in a purported social media post claimed responsibility for Munjal's murder. He is a close associate of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, his brother Anmol and Goldy Brar. Hours after the firing outside Salman Khan's house on Sunday, Anmol Bishnoi,

No one injured in firing incident outside Salman's residence, say police

No one was injured in the shooting incident that took place outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence on Sunday morning, police said.

Firing outside Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai, investigation underway

Two unidentified persons on a motorbike opened fire outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai early Sunday morning, a police official said. The two persons fired four rounds outside the Galaxy Apartments in Bandra area, where the actor resides, at around 5 am, the official said. The local police and the crime branch have started a probe into the incident, he said. A team of forensic science experts also reached the site, the police said. In March last year, an e-mail threatening Khan was received at his office following which the Mumbai Police registered an FIR against gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar.

Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, and Bobby Deol join Sohail Khan's Eid party

Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol and many others appeared at Sohail Khan's Eid party. Salman Khan donned multi-colour pants for the celebration

Salman Khan to team up with Ghajini director AR Murugadoss for next project

Salman Khan is teaming up with a Tamil director for his next project. This would be the first time when they both will work together. The movie will be released on EID next year

Bigg Boss 17: Standup comedian Munawar Faruqui lifts Season 17 trophy

The final episode of 'Bigg Boss 17' aired yesterday, Jan 28. From the five finalists, Munawar Faruqui, Ankita Lokhande, Mannara Chopra, Abhishek Kumar, and Arun Mashettey, Salman announced the winner

'Tiger 3' OTT release: When and where to watch Salman Khan franchise

Tiger 3 was made for ₹300 crore and was released on 12 November 2023. It collected ₹464 crore around the world, which includes ₹339.5 crore from India and ₹124.5 crore globally