Salman Khan Firing Case: One More Suspect Detained From Haryana, Police Say Aim Was To Scare Not Kill

A man from Haryana has been detained in relation to gunfire outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's home.

Two bike-borne men fired several rounds outside Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments on Sunday morning. ( Image Source :Instagram (beingsalmankhan) )

New Delhi: A man from Haryana has been detained in relation to gunfire outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's home, Mumbai police said on Wednesday.

According to an official, the suspect was in contact with one of the two arrested accused before and after the incident. He stated that Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is suspected of giving instructions to the detained man.

Salman Khan firing case suspects

Notably, hours after the incident, a Facebook post claiming responsibility for the firing surfaced. It is alleged that Anmol Bishnoi uploaded the post. Police stated on Tuesday that the investigation hinted that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was involved in hiring the two people who were detained.

Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, who were arrested on Sunday for allegedly firing shots at Salman Khan's home in Bandra, were giving the jailed detained suspect detailed information about their movements, the official said. The calls were made via the Internet.

The official said that they left Mumbai after the incident and made their way to Bhuj. They also changed the SIM card of the phone they were using to communicate when they were close to Surat. The officer stated that the suspect was soon located and arrested in Haryana. Later, he was taken to Mumbai for investigation, although he had not yet been taken into custody in the case.

Mumbai police says Salman Khan firing incident was to 'scare him'

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Crime Branch officials added that the people involved in the firing incident outside Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai “intended to just scare him and not murder him”.

“The accused conducted a 'recce' of Salman Khan's farmhouse in Panvel. They intended to just scare him, not murder him,” an unidentified official of the Mumbai Crime Branch was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Two bike-borne men fired several rounds outside Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments on Sunday morning. In a CCTV footage, one of the suspects was seen firing towards Salman Khan's home. The Mumbai Crime Branch described it as a "meticulously planned attack."