Another suspect detained, was in touch with Bishnoi’s brother
A man has been detained from Haryana in connection with the firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence here, police said on Wednesday.
The suspect was related to one of the two arrested accused, and they were constantly in touch before and after the incident, an official said.
The detained man was suspected to be taking instructions from Anmol Bishnoi, younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, he said. Notably, a Facebook post claiming responsibility for the firing surfaced hours after the incident. The post was allegedly uploaded by Anmol Bishnoi.
Police had said on Tuesday that the probe hinted at Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s role in hiring the arrested duo.
Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, arrested for allegedly firing at Khan’s residence in Bandra area here on Sunday, were providing the detained suspect detailed information about their movements, and the calls were made using the Internet, the official said.
the crime, Pal and Gupta left Mumbai and headed for Bhuj, the official said, adding that near Surat, they changed the SIM card of the mobile phone they were using to communicate.
To throw police off their trail, they switched off the mobile phone frequently. But the number they called was always the same, police noted during technical surveillance.
Soon, the suspect was tracked down and apprehended in Haryana, the official said, adding that he was brought to Mumbai and being questioned, but not arrested in the case yet.
Police had earlier claimed that Pal and Gupta were given around Rs 1 lakh for shooting at Khan’s residence, and promised more money after the job.
Accused Sagar’s father claims his son was a labourer in Jalandhar
THE SUSPECT WAS RELATED TO ONE OF THE TWO ARRESTED ACCUSED, AND THEY WERE CONSTANTLY IN TOUCH BEFORE AND AFTER FIRING
JALANDHAR: Joginder Shah, the father of one of the accused Sagar Pal arrested for allegedly opening fire outside the residence of actor Salman Khan, on Tuesday said he didn’t know how his son reached Mumbai.
“My son works in Jalandhar as a labourer. We don’t know how it happened. He was never involved in any crime earlier. He was a simple person, working in Jalandhar (Punjab), I don’t know how he reached Mumbai,” Shah, a daily wager, told reporters here. Mumbai police have arrested Sagar (21) and Vicky Gupta (24), both residents of Mahsi village in Bihar’s West Champaran district, from Gujarat’s Kutch a day after they opened fire outside Khan’s Bandra residence. Jalandhar commissioner of police Swapan Sharma said they had no information of any sort on the accused.
“We have received no communiqué from the Mumbai crime branch to verify the background of accused Sagar, who reportedly works in Jalandhar. We are verifying the claims made in the video,” Sharma said.