The accused booked a cab within the identify of Lawrence Bishnoi from Galaxy Residence,(Representational)
Mumbai (Maharashtra):
A 20-year-old man has been arrested for reserving a cab from Bollywood celebrity Salman Khan’s house within the identify of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, stated police on Friday.
In accordance with Mumbai police, the accused has been recognized as Rohit Tyagi, a 20-year-old man from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Sharing particulars, police stated that the accused had booked a cab within the identify of Lawrence Bishnoi from Galaxy Residence, the home of actor Salman Khan, to the Bandra Police Station.
“When the cab driver reached Galaxy Residence at Salman Khan’s home and requested the watchman there in regards to the reserving, the watchman who was shocked at first, instantly knowledgeable in regards to the reserving to the close by Bandra Police Station,” stated police.
Performing on the identical, Bandra Police of Mumbai interrogated the cab driver and tracked the details about the one who booked the cab on-line.
“The one who booked the cab turned out to be a 20-year-old scholar from Ghaziabad, recognized as Rohit Tyagi,” stated the police.
The police additional stated that in the course of the investigation it was revealed that the accused had booked the cab within the identify of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi as a prank.
The police registered a case in opposition to the accused and arrested him from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
He was thereafter introduced Mumbai and offered earlier than the court docket after which he was despatched to the custody of Bandra Police for 2 days.
Additional particulars into the matter are awaited.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Kutch Police arrested the 2 accused individuals and handed them to the Mumbai Crime Department. Later, a metropolis court docket despatched the 2 accused to the custody of the Mumbai Crime Department till April 25 in reference to the firing incident.
The accused, recognized as Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) from Bihar, have been offered earlier than the court docket after a medical examination.
The 2 males, who got here on a bike, fired 4 rounds outdoors the Galaxy Flats, the place the actor resides, round 5 am on Sunday morning and fled.CCTV footage confirmed that each accused sported caps and carried backpacks.
The clip additionally confirmed them firing within the path of the actor’s house.
After the arrest of the accused, Kutch DSP AR Zankant stated preliminary investigations revealed that the accused have been involved with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Notably, since November 2022, Salman Khan’s safety stage has been elevated to Y-Plus after threats from gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar.
The actor was additionally authorised to hold a private firearm and has additionally acquired a brand new armoured car for added safety.
On Monday, Salman’s brother Arbaaz Khan issued an announcement on the household’s behalf, saying all of them have been affected as a result of ‘disturbing’ firing incident.
He additionally shared that the household was absolutely cooperating with the Mumbai Police within the ongoing probe into the incident.
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