Salman Khan House Firing: Court Grants Custody of Arms Dealers to Mumbai Crime Branch

In the latest update in the Salman Khan house firing case, Esplanade Court in Mumbai has sent both arms suppliers to Mumbai Crime Branch custody till 30th April. The two were arrested in Punjab and brought to Mumbai recently.

Hyderabad:The Esplanade Court on Thursday extended the police custody of both accused detained in connection with the firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's Mumbai home till April 30. Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal were summoned before the metropolitan magistrate court here after their earlier detention expired on Thursday, and custody was issued to the Mumbai Crime Branch.

Previously, the Mumbai Crime Branch discovered substantial evidence against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi, establishing them as the primary conspirators and making them the most wanted accused. Mumbai Police have filed a case against four people in connection with the firing at Salman Khan's house, including Anmol and Lawrence Bishnoi.

According to intelligence input obtained from the Mumbai Crime Branch, the gunmen conducted recce of Salman Khan's home prior to the shooting event. The shooters had previously vsiited Khan's farmhouse too. However, Salman had not been to his farmhouse in some weeks, so they decided to open fire at his Mumbai residence.

According to Mumbai Crime Branch officers, a broken mobile phone was found on the accused during their arrest. The Crime Branch stated that the accused has more than one phone and is currently looking for the remaining phones. For the unversed, the two suspects arrived on a motorbike, fired four rounds outside the Galaxy Apartments, where the actor lives, at 5 a.m. on April 14, and fled.

CCTV footage revealed that both men wore helmets and carried backpacks. Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, claimed responsibility for the shooting outside Salman Khan's residence in a Facebook post after the attack.

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