The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility, and four people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Mumbai Police have registered an attempt to murder case after unidentified assailants opened fire outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence in Juhu on Sunday. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility, and four people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
India Today TV has exclusively accessed the FIR filed in connection with the shooting, which details how a gunman fired multiple rounds towards the building where Shetty lives.
The complaint was lodged by his bodyguard, Swapnil Salunkhe, 31, who was on duty at the time of the incident.
According to investigators, the Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested four people from Pune on Monday evening for allegedly assisting the shooter and arranging a two-wheeler used in the crime.
Police have identified one of the wanted accused as Shubham Lonkar, said to be linked to the Bishnoi gang, while the shooter remains unidentified.
In his statement to police, Salunkhe said he was monitoring CCTV footage in the lobby of Shetty Towers around 12.45 am on Sunday when he heard a sound resembling a firecracker.
On checking the surveillance feed, he allegedly saw an unknown man wearing a black jacket and white trousers standing near the compound wall along Road No. 10 and firing towards the building with what appeared to be a pistol.
The assailant allegedly fired five rounds before fleeing towards Pushpa Park. Another bodyguard, Waheed Malik, and a security guard stationed at the gate ran outside but could not apprehend the shooter.
A police bodyguard assigned to Shetty, Ashish Rane, was alerted immediately and informed local police, who reached the spot shortly after.
