Updated On: 15 April, 2024 06:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Two unidentified men arrived on a bike at 4.51 am on Sunday at the superstar’s Bandra residence, fired shots and sped away

Salman Khan. File pic; (Right) Salman Khan fans Asif, Shavej and Anas Malik outside his residence at Bandra after learning about the firing incident
Two unidentified men fired five shots at actor Salman Khan’s Bandra residence early on Sunday and fled. Police suspect that the accused were professional shooters who used a gun that fired 7.62-mm bullets. They fired two rounds at the window of Salman`s residence and one round hit the building wall on the first and second floors of Galaxy Apartment. Interestingly, the sharpshooters had been conducting reconnaissance of the area for the past two days and had planned their escape route. The accused also noticed that the police team, along with the police jeep deployed outside Galaxy Apartment for Salman’s security, had been shifted to the Trident Hotel for the upcoming match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
The Bandra police recovered the bike used by the shooters. The accused were aware that Salman Khan had returned to Galaxy Apartment at 3 am on Sunday and fired their rounds after a police jeep left the area.