Anuj Thapan, the accused who was arrested in the firing case, was accused of supplying weapons. On the morning of April 14, two persons opened fire outside Galaxy Apartments in Bandra area of Mumbai. Salman Khan lives in this apartment. Following the incident, the police arrested two shooters, Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) from Gujarat, and arms suppliers Sonu Kumar Chander Bishnoi (37) and Anuj Thapan (32) from Punjab.
All accused in police custody till May 8
Mumbai Police's crime branch produced the three accused — Gupta, Pal and Thapan — in court on Monday, from where they were remanded in police custody till May 8.
Lawrence Bishnoi's brother claimed responsibility for the shooting.
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his younger brother Anmol Bishnoi, lodged in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail, are accused in the case. Anmol is currently believed to be in the US or Canada. Anmol had claimed responsibility for the shooting incident through a Facebook post. However, police say his IP address is from Portugal.
The police are investigating whether the Bishnoi gang received help from anti-national elements outside India.
Actor Salman Khan The Mumbai police, who are investigating the shooting incident outside Bishnoi's house, are also finding that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had received some help in the form of money or arms from anti-national elements operating outside India. The police said in its custody plea that despite being in jail, Lawrence Bishnoi's criminal network is active internationally and investigations are underway to see if the Bishnoi gang receives arms and money from subversive elements outside India.
Bishnoi gang is trying to carry out a major terrorist attack in Mumbai
An official said the police are also investigating where the weapons were supplied to the alleged shooters in the case. According to the official, the investigators believe that the Bishnoi gang wants to create terror in the financial capital of the country, Mumbai.