Firing at Salman Khan's home: 2 shooters arrested in Punjab sent to Mumbai on transit remand
Firing at Salman Khan's home: The two accused persons, arrested in Punjab in connection with the firing incident outside superstar Salman Khan's Bandra residence, were brought to Mumbai on a transit remand, the police informed on Friday.
The accused were brought to the city by the Crime Branch on Thursday, Mumbai Police informed.
The accused, Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, were grilled by officials of the elite National Investigation Agency (NIA) over several hours, officials informed on Friday.
Earlier, on Thursday, the Esplanade Court extended the police custody of both the accused arrested in connection with the firing incident till April 29.
They were produced before the metropolitan magistrate's court here after their previous remand ended on Thursday and were remanded in custody of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch.
According to the Mumbai Crime Branch, the shooters had conducted surveillance on Salman's residence four times before the shooting incident occurred. They had also monitored Salman's farmhouse, planning to carry out the attack there. However, since Salman hadn't visited his farmhouse for several days, they decided to execute the shooting outside his luxurious Galaxy Apartments residence in Bandra.
Earlier, investigators had recovered a pistol from the river on April 22nd and discovered the footprint of one of the arrested shooters, Vicky Gupta, as he attempted to flee from Mumbai to Gujarat's Bhuj. The Crime Branch revealed that the shooters disposed of the firearm into the Tapi River near Surat while trying to escape.
Two unidentified individuals opened fire outside Galaxy Apartments early on Sunday morning, where the actor resides, before swiftly fleeing the scene.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the suspects arrived on a motorcycle, concealing their identities under helmets, indicating a well-planned attack. They fired four rounds during the incident, leaving a live cartridge behind.
Surveillance footage from the area shows the assailants wearing caps and carrying backpacks just moments before they fired shots towards Khan's residence. One suspect was dressed in a white t-shirt, black jacket, and denim pants, while the other wore a red t-shirt with denim pants.
Following the incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Salman over the phone regarding the incident. Shinde also discussed with the Mumbai Police Commissioner and suggested increasing the actor's security.
- With inputs from agencies
