Case Registered Against Anmol Bishnoi Over Firing Incident Outside Salman Khan’s Residence

Two suspects were taken into custody by Kachchh police earlier in the day and were sent to Mumbai Crime Branch.

Written by Shivanshi Srivastava April 16, 2024

Anmol Bishnoi has been charged in relation to the shooting incident that happened outside Salman Khan’s home, according to authorities.

Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently arrested, allegedly used threatening language when writing about the firing event on Facebook, according to the police.

Two suspects were taken into custody by Kachchh police earlier in the day and were sent to Mumbai Crime Branch. Following that, the Mumbai Crime Branch was given custody of two detained suspects in relation to the shooting incident outside Salman Khan’s Bandra residence by Mumbai’s Killa Court till April 25.

Following the accused’s arrest, Kachchh DSP AR Zankant stated that the accused’s connections with mobster Lawrence Bishnoi’s group was discovered during the initial interrogation.

“Mumbai Police was investigating the case of firing outside the residence of actor Salman Khan. Mumbai Police informed the Kuchchh Police that the two accused had reached Kuchchh. Different teams were formed to catch the accused. Both accused were arrested by Kuchchh Police and handed over to Mumbai Police. During primary interrogation, it was found that they were in contact with Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang,” DSP Zankant said.

Notably, since November 2022, Salman Khan’s security level has been elevated to Y-Plus due to threats from gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar. Khan has also been authorised to carry a personal firearm and has acquired a new armoured vehicle for added protection.

Earlier, a press release issued by Bhuj police read, “West Kachchh Police arrested two accused of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang who opened fire outside the residence of actor Salman Khan on April 14. The two accused have been identified as Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), belonging to Bihar. The entire operation was conducted by Bhuj police.”

“They have been handed over to the Mumbai Crime Branch for further questioning,” the press release further read.

The actor lives at Galaxy Apartments; on Sunday morning two unidentified people opened fire outside the building and absconded.

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