Mumbai Police invoke MCOCA against Lawrence Bishnoi, other accused

The Mumbai Police on Saturday invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA against all the accused arrested in connection with the firing incident outside superstar Salman Khans Bandra residence reported news agency ANISalman Khan firing case MCOCA invoked against Lawrence BishnoiMumbai Crime Branch officials said that the police have identified gangster Lawrence Bishnoi as the leader of the gang and have added sections of MCOCA in the FIR reported ANIAll accused have been booked under Sections 312 313 and 314 of MCOCA they saidMumbai Crime Police have arrested both the shooters identified as Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta Two arms suppliers identified as Sonu Subhash Chander and Anuj Thapan were also arrested by the police on Friday Meanwhile a lookout notice has been issued against Anmol Bishnoi the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with the case reported ANISalman Khan firing case The incidentOn April 14 two men came on a motorcycle fired four rounds outside the Galaxy Apartments where the actor resides around 5 am and fledEarlier the Mumbai Police registered a case against four people in the firing case naming the Bishnoi brothers as key accused The sections under IPC 5062 threatening 115 abetment and 201 tampering with evidence have been added to the case reported ANIMumbai Crime Branch officials said that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi have been declared wanted accused in connection with the case Anmol Bishnoi claimed responsibility for the firing outside Salmans residence in a Facebook post following the attackThe accused Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal were grilled by officials of the National Investigation Agency NIA for several hours on Friday They were brought to Mumbai on Thursday under transit remand secured by the Crime Branch reported ANISalman Khan firing case Court extends police custody of both accusedOn Thursday the Esplanade Court extended the police custody of both the accused arrested in connection with the firing incident until April 29 They were produced before the metropolitan magistrates court here after their previous remand ended on Thursday and were remanded in custody of the Mumbai Police Crime BranchEarlier the Crime Branch said that it recovered strong evidence against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi identifying them as the key conspirators and most wanted in the case reported ANIAccording to the Mumbai Crime Branch before the firing occurred the shooters had reached Salmans residence four times They had also staked out Salmans farmhouse the Crime Branch informed adding that since the actor hadnt visited his farmhouse over several days they planned to execute the firing outside his plush Galaxy Apartments residence in Bandra reported ANISalman Khan firing case Crime Branch recovers a broken mobile phoneThe Crime Branch recovered a broken mobile phone from the accused at the time of their arrest adding that they were in possession of more than one phone The Crime Branch said that they were looking into the other phones as well They also mentioned the recovery of the second pistol along with four magazines and 17 rounds from the Tapi River of SuratThe sleuths stated earlier that they fished out the pistol from the river on April 22 and also found the footprint of one of the arrested shooters Vicky Gupta while he was making a getaway from Mumbai to Gujarats Bhuj The Crime Branch said the shooters disposed of the firearm in the Tapi River near Surat while making their escape reported ANIThe police said they were searching for more mobile handsets that they may have disposed of in the river adding that they moved money to the bank several timesThe involvement of the Bishnoi brothers was corroborated by statements made on social media where Anmol Bishnoi purportedly claimed responsibility for the attack in a Facebook post reported ANIMumbai Crime Branch officials have intensified their efforts to apprehend the wanted individuals and gather further evidence in connection to the caseWith inputs from ANI