Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): The Mumbai Crime Branch has filed a 1735-page chargesheet under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against nine accused in the firing case at Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence.
The chargesheet has been filed in the Special MCOC Court, Mumbai.
The charge sheet is filed against six arrested accused and three wanted accused, including gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi.
The charge sheet includes various investigation documents incorporated in three volumes, containing a total of 1,735 pages
The evidence includes statements from 46 witnesses, statements of witnesses under Section 164 CrPC before the Magistrate, confessional statements under the MCOC Act, a total of 22 panchanamas, and technical evidence, which are part of the charge sheet documents.
The firing incident took place on April 14 outside Salman Khan’s residence at Galaxy Apartments in 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 shooting.
Earlier in May, the Mumbai Crime Branch made its sixth arrest in the case regarding the firing at superstar Salman Khan’s residence in Bandra.
The accused, identified as Harpal Singh (37), was arrested from Haryana’s Fatehabad.
As per the police officials, Harpal Singh’s information surfaced during the interrogation of another accused Mohammed Rafique Choudhary. He had financed Choudhary to conduct a recce around Salman’s residence.
Earlier, police said that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother, Anmol Vishnoi, played a key role in motivating the shooters. After receiving weapons delivery in Panvel on March 15, 2024, Anmol provided the shooters with the target’s information, instructing them to carry out the firing at the actor’s residence.
The planned firing incident was executed as per instructions, during which the shooters received a total of Rs 3 lakh. (ANI)
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