Mumbai Police has launched a probe into the incident and is trying to track down the individuals who fired the shot.
According to Mumbai police, Gunshots were heard outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s Mumbai residence early this morning. At 5 am today, two unidentified men on a motorcycle fired five rounds in the air outside Mr. Khan’s home, in Bandra, and sped away from the scene.
According to the police, the police have seized DVRs from all CCTV cameras outside Mr. Khan’s residence which caught the accused on their bike. The two individuals suspected of carrying out the shooting are believed to have ties to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. based on police analysis, both suspects are estimated to be 5 feet 8 inches tall. A total of four bullets were fired, with one live round recovered, likely dropped during the weapon’s locking mechanism.
. Following the incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reached out to the actor. Mumbai Police has launched a probe into the incident and is trying to track down the individuals who fired the shots.
the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said that Mr. Khan topped the list of 10 main targets that jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi planned to eliminate, citing the actor’s infamous 1998 black buck hunting incident, which according to the gangster, offended the Bishnoi community. Mumbai Police escalated Mr. Khan’s security status to Y+, following another threat call made on April 11 last year. A lookout circular (LOC) was issued against an Indian student in the United Kingdom for allegedly sending a threatening email to Mr. Khan.
A video was shared by news agency ANI on X. Take a look.https://twitter.com/i/status/1779512477157355723
ANI had also shared footage from this morning’s shooting outside Khan’s Galaxy Apartments in Bandra. The forensics team could be seen at the location.
