New Delhi: In a shocking development, the Faridabad police arrested five men including a sharpshooter accused in a criminal case, which eventually helped the cops uncover a sensational plan in motion to reportedly murder Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.

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According to the sources, the Faridabad police arrested sharpshooter Rahul of Lawrence Bishnoi gang along with others. The 27-year-old Rahul Sanga alias Baba is accused in the murder of a Faridabad resident Praveen.

After a long chase, when the cops nabbed Rahul and interrogated him, he revealed that he had conducted a recce in Mumbai in January on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's direction to murder actor Salman Khan.

A senior official briefing further in this regard said that on the instructions of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently lodged in a Rajasthan jail, Rahul went to Mumbai in January earlier this year. He went to the actor’s house in Bandra to keep a watch on actor's movement and stayed in the area for two days for he purpose.

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As per the sources, Lawrence Bishnoi who belongs to the Bishnoi community holds a grudge against Salman Khan for killing two black bucks in 1998 .

Meanwhile, the police have also arrested four others -- Manish, Rohit, Ashish and Bharat for helping gangster Rahul in the other criminal cases. It has been learned that Rahul, Bharat and Ashish were sent to police custody for two days while the two others have been sent to judicial custody by the local court.