A shocking news has come out from Mumbai. Police has got a big success in the case of firing at the residence of famous film director Rohit Shetty in Mumbai. Taking action on Sunday, the police arrested four people in this case. Initial police investigation has indicated that these accused are directly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The most shocking thing is that these arrested people are said to be related to Shubham Lonkar.
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The four arrested are among the five suspects detained in connection with the case in Pune, a police official said. He said that the arrested accused were brought to Mumbai, where a court sent them to police custody till February 5. According to the officer, a few hours after the firing incident, a threatening post appeared on social media, claiming that Lonkar was behind the incident. Officials said at least five bullets were fired on the first floor of the nine-storey building located in Juhu area at around 12:45 am on Saturday. He said that a bullet hit the glass of the gym located in the building.
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A Mumbai Police official said there was no casualty in the firing and it was not immediately clear whether Shetty was present at his residence at the time of the incident. According to the officer, security has been increased outside Shetty’s residence after the firing. “The local police and crime branch team are investigating the case,” he said. The officer said that the police examined the footage of CCTV cameras installed around the building to link the incident. He said that teams of forensic science and ballistic experts also reached the spot to collect evidence.
According to the official, the police have registered a case under the Indian Justice Code (BNS), attempt to murder and sections of the Arms Act. Sambhaji Kadam, DCP (Zone-3) of Pune Police, said that the policemen of Warje Malwadi police station had initially detained five suspects, identified as Aman Marote (27) and Aditya Gayaki (19), residents of Karve Nagar, and Siddharth Yenpure (20), Samarth Pomaji (18) and Swapnil Sakat (23), residents of Dhayari. Senior Police Inspector Mahesh Bolkotgi said that the accused were handed over to Mumbai Police.
According to the police, the detained accused have links to Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar, who is an accused in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddiqui. The Mumbai Crime Branch’s anti-extortion cell arrested four of the suspects after their role in providing logistics to the shooter came to light, an official said. Hours after the shooting, a post surfaced on social media claiming that Lonkar was behind the incident, officials said. A senior official said that this post, written in Hindi, was issued from the accounts of “Shubham Lonkar and Arzoo Bishnoi”.
According to the officer, the post also mentioned the names of Bishnoi gang members Hari Boxer and Harman Shandu. It read, “We sent him messages several times asking him not to interfere in our work, but he did not understand.” Describing the firing as a “trailer”, the post said, “If he (Rohit Shetty) does not comply, the next bullets will not be fired outside his residence; but inside his bedroom.” It said, “This is a warning to all of Bollywood: stay within your limits. If you don’t improve, the situation will get very bad, worse than Baba Siddiqui’s situation.
The people we have contacted should rectify their actions in time. Otherwise there will be no place left to hide.” Rohit Shetty is known for producing films like ‘Golmaal’, ‘Singham’ and ‘Chennai Express’. Baba Siddiqui (66) was shot by three people outside the office of his son Zeeshan Siddiqui in Bandra area of Mumbai on the night of 12 October 2024. He was declared dead in the hospital the same night.