Arrested accused Rafiq Choudhary did recce of two more actors' homes

The fifth accused Mohammad Rafiq Choudhary arrested from Rajasthan had conducted reconnaissance not only at Salman Khans residence but also at the homes of two other Bollywood actors according to the Mumbai Crime Branch officials reported news agency ANISalman Khan firing case Anmol Bishnoi played a key roleGangster Lawrence Bishnois brother Anmol Bishnoi played a key role in motivating the shooters After receiving weapons delivery in Panvel on March 15 2024 Anmol provided the shooters with the targets information instructing them to carry out the firing at the actors residence reported ANIAccording to the information obtained from the Crime Branch Chaudhary had done a recce of the actor Salman Khans apartment building on April 12 and had also made a video of it and sent it to AnmolShooters Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta were apprehensive about carrying out the firing until Anmol reassured them that they would gain virtue by completing the task reported ANISalman Khan firing case Two sent to Mumbai in October last yearThe two were sent to Mumbai in October last year by the Bishnoi gang Despite multiple attempts they were unable to secure accommodation Finally in March 2024 with the help of a local rickshaw driver in Panvel they managed to rent a flat in the Harigram areaThe planned firing incident was executed as per instructions during which the shooters received a total of Rs 3 lakh reported ANIThe Mumbai Crime Branch is continuing its investigation into the matter to apprehend all individuals involved in the caseSalman Khan firing case The firing incidentThe firing incident which took place on April 14 outside Salman Khans residence at Galaxy Apartments sent shockwaves through the Bandra area of Mumbai The subsequent arrests revealed connections to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang leading the Mumbai Police to invoke the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA against all involved in the shootingMeanwhile a lookout notice has been issued for Anmol Bishnoi brother of incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with the Salman Khan firing caseSalman Khan firing case Two shooters sent in judicial custodyA court in Mumbai on Wednesday remanded two men arrested for allegedly opening fire outside Bollywood actor Salman Khans residence in the city in judicial custody till May 27The special court for the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA cases also extended till the same date the judicial custody of Sonukumar Bishnoi another accusedSagar Pal and Vicky Gupta who allegedly fired five rounds outside Khans residence in Bandra in the early morning of April 14 were produced before the court after their police custody got overWith inputs from ANI