Updated On: 01 May, 2024 05:24 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
An accused who had been arrested in connection with Salman Khan firing case died after allegedly hanging himself at a Mumbai Crime Branch lock-up, official sources said on Wednesday. Pics/Sameer Abedi

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Anuj Thapan, was arrested after his name cropped up during the Mumbai Crime Branch investigations in firing at the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan
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He allegedly attempted suicide in the lock-up of Mumbai Police`s crime branch on Wednesday and was declared dead at a hospital where he was rushed to, an official said

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Anuj Thapan, 23, hanged himself inside the toilet of the lock-up using a bedsheet, official sources said on Wednesday
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He was rushed to the state-run GT Hospital, where he was declared dead during treatment, an official said

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An accidental death report will be registered at Azad Maidan police station in south Mumbai, sources said
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Thapan was arrested from Punjab along with Sonu Kumar Bishnoi for allegedly supplying weapons to shooters Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, who were already arrested, according to police
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