“Gang Ties: Salman Khan’s Residence Firing Suspect Arrested”

A member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Harpal Singh (34), was arrested in connection with the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s residence last month. He was remanded to the custody of Mumbai Police till May 22 by a court on Tuesday.

Singh, a resident of Fatehabad in Haryana, was apprehended by the Mumbai police’s crime branch from his hometown.

The police sought his remand for 14 days, stating that the probe was at an initial stage and a thorough investigation was needed to ascertain his role in the case.

Singh is the sixth accused to be arrested in connection with the firing incident, which occurred on April 14 when two motorcycle-borne individuals opened fire outside Khan’s residence at the Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra area.

Singh’s involvement came to light during the interrogation of accused Mohammed Rafique Chowdhary, another Bishnoi gang member who was arrested earlier in the case. Singh allegedly asked Chowdhary to conduct a reconnaissance around Khan’s residence and also provided him with Rs 2-3 lakh. Lawrence Bishnoi and his younger brother Anmol Bishnoi, who is believed to be in the US or Canada, have also been named in the firing case.

The alleged shooters, Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, both hailing from Bihar, were arrested from Gujarat within 48 hours of the firing incident.

Additionally, Sonu Bishnoi and Anuj Thapan, who allegedly delivered weapons to the shooters, were later nabbed from Punjab. Thapan allegedly hanged himself in a police lock-up on May 1.