Salman Khan Believes Lawrence Bishnoi Is Responsible For Firing Incident At Home: 'He Tried To Kill Me'

Actor Salman Khan stated that he believes gangster Lawrence Bishnoi carried out the shooting outside his home, intending to harm him and his family.

New Delhi: Actor Salman Khan stated that he believes gangster Lawrence Bishnoi carried out the shooting outside his home, intending to harm him and his family. This statement, recorded by the Mumbai Crime Branch's anti-extortion cell, is part of a 1,735-page chargesheet filed by the police earlier this month. In an exclusive report, India Today highlighted the main points of the chargesheet.

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According to Salman Khan, the incident occurred in the early hours of April 14, while he was asleep. He recounted hearing a noise resembling firecrackers, and at around 4:55 AM, his police bodyguard informed him that two individuals on a bike had fired shots at the first-floor balcony of Galaxy Apartment. The star noted that Lawrence Bishnoi claimed responsibility for the attack on social media and believes the Bishnoi gang carried out the shooting.

"I heard a cracker-like sound. Then, at around 4.55 am, the police bodyguard said that two people on a bike had fired from a weapon at the Galaxy Apartment's first floor balcony. There had been attempts to hurt me and my family prior to this as well. I have learnt that Lawrence Bishnoi has taken responsibility for the attack from social media. So, I believe that it is the Lawrence Bishnoi gang who have carried out the firing on my balcony," the statement read.

"Earlier also, Lawrence Bishnoi and his gang members in an interview talked about killing me and my relatives. So, I believe that Lawrence Bishnoi, with the help of his gang members carried out the firing incident when my family members were sleeping inside and planning to kill me and my family members so they carried out the attack."

"After that, in March 2023, an email was received on my official email of an employee in my team threatening me and my family from Lawrence Bishnoi. In this regard, a case was registered by my team member at Bandra police station," the statement signed by the actor read.

 

He further stated that in January this year, two people attempted to trespass using fake names and identities at his farmhouse in Panvel. A case was registered in this matter as well.

"I learnt from police that the two accused who had tried to trespass at the farmhouse were from Fazilka village in Rajasthan, which is the village of Lawrence Bishnoi," Salman Khan said.

Salman advised his family to remain vigilant and noted that he has been provided with 'Y' plus security by Mumbai Police. The chargesheet indicates that two men, Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, were arrested in connection with the shooting, along with four others. It revealed that a contract of Rs 25 lakh had been issued to assassinate Khan and that the accused were planning to obtain modern weapons for this purpose.

Seventeen individuals, including Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol, have been implicated in the case. Lawrence Bishnoi is currently imprisoned in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati prison.