Salman Khan house firing: ‘Accused did recce actor's residence thrice; 5 rounds shot’, says Mumbai C

Salman Khan House Firing Case: Joint police commissioner of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch said a total of five rounds were fired by the accused.

Salman Khan House Firing Case: A court in Mumbai on Tuesday remanded two persons arrested in connection with the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence to police custody till April 25.

The duo - Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) - both residents of Bihar, were on the run after the firing incident outside Salman Khan's house in Bandra area here on Sunday morning. They were apprehended late Monday night from Mata No Madh village in Gujarat's Kutch district, police said.

The two persons were brought to Mumbai and produced before a magistrate court on Tuesday.

Joint police commissioner of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch Lakhmi Gautam, at a press conference, said a total of five rounds were fired by the accused. Later on in the day, Anmol Bishnoi, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, also wrote on Facebook regarding this incident. “We have arrested two accused Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal from Bhuj district in Gujarat. Primarily, they have done 'recce' of the house thrice.”The crime branch sought 14-day custody of the two men on the ground that their custodial interrogation was required to ascertain conspiracy details and to identify the mastermind behind the firing incident.

The court granted the police custody of the two accused for nine days (till April 25).

Around 5 am on Sunday, the two on a motorcycle had opened fire outside 58-year-old Salman Khan's residence at the Galaxy Apartments in Bandra area of Mumbai and fled the spot.

The police officer told HT that Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta were traced using CCTV cameras and other technology. The actor and his parents were asleep at the time of the firing and nobody was injured in the incident.

Anmol Bishnoi claimed responsibility for the attack hours later, saying, “Salman Khan, do not take us lightly. This is the first and last warning. After this, the firing will happen at your home.”