The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested the fifth accused from Rajasthan in connection to the firing incident at the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s house. The arrested accused has been identified as Rafiq Chaudhary and had done a recce of the actor’s Mumbai apartment on April 12.
The arrested accused has been remanded into custody till May 13. Rafiq Chaudhary is allegedly a member of Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang and was allegedly providing financial help to the shooters involved in the firing incident.
The police informed that the accused made videos of the recce and sent them to Anmol Bishnoi. “The accused had met both the shooters on April 8 and April 11 in the Kurla area,” the Mumbai Police Crime Branch was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.
On April 14, two motorbike-borne persons opened fire outside Salman Khan’s residence in Bandra area of Mumbai. Four people, including shooters Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, were arrested earlier in connection with the firing incident.
Lawrence Bishnoi gang is alleged to be behind the attack as the gangster’s brother, Anmol Bishnoi, claimed responsibility for the shooting incident via a Facebook post, a few hours after the firing incident.
One Accused Died In Police Custody
One of the arrested accused, Anuj Thapan, allegedly died by suicide in Mumbai Police custody. Thapan was accused of supplying firearms and bullets for the firing incident and was arrested on April 26 from Punjab along with Sonu Bishnoi and was remanded to police custody till April 30.
On April 29, the police produced all four accused, including Thapan, before a special court which remanded them to police custody till May 8. Thapan was found dead in the toilet of the lock-up of the crime branch in the commissionerate complex at Crawford Market on May 1.
The family of Anuj Thapan has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI probe into his death. While the police claim Thapan killed himself in the lock-up, his family alleged foul play and claimed that he was killed.
The petition alleged that Thapan was physically assaulted and tortured by police in custody. It also sought the High Court to direct the police to hand over CCTV footage of the police station and the lock-up where Thapan was held.
(With agency inputs)
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