Salman Khan house firing case: Mumbai Crime Branch recovers 2nd pistol, 4 magazines from river
Salman Khan house firing case: The Mumbai Crime Branch has recovered the second pistol from the Tapi River in Surat, which was used in the firing outside Salman Khan's house.
The Mumbai Crime Branch confirmed that they had recovered not only the second pistol, but also four magazines and 17 rounds.
In this case, on Monday, the crime branch recovered one pistol from the river.
Vicky Gupta's footprints were discovered while travelling from Mumbai to Bhuj, Gujarat; the shooters had thrown the gun and magazine into the Tapi River near Surat.
Both pistols were used during the firing at Salman Khan's house.
The police are looking for the accused's phones in the river after they transferred money to the bank several times.
Two bike-borne men fired four rounds outside the Galaxy Apartments, where the actor lives, around 5 a.m. on April 14, then fled. CCTV footage showed that both accused wore caps and carried backpacks.
The Mumbai crime branch announced on Saturday that three new sections had been added to the FIR against the accused, escalating the investigation into the firing at Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence.
The case has been filed under IPC sections 506(2) (threatening), 115 (abetment), and 201 (tampering with evidence). Mumbai Crime Branch officials confirmed that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi have been declared wanted in connection with the case.
Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, claimed responsibility for the firing outside Salman Khan's house in a Facebook post after the attack.
- With inputs from agencies
