Two Men Involved in Firing Outside Salman's House Stayed in Rented Home in Navi Mumbai for a Month

The two miscreants, who allegedly opened fire outside Salman Khan’s house in Bandra area of Maharashtra’s Mumbai, had rented a house for a month in Navi Mumbai’s Panvel area, where the Bollywood superstar has a farmhouse.

A Crime Branch team from Navi Mumbai have also reportedly arrested two suspects, allegedly involved in the firing incident. The two have been taken into custody for interrogation, Navbharat Times reported.

Two unidentified men fired four rounds outside Bandra’s Galaxy Apartments, where the actor resides, around 5 am on Sunday and fled the spot.

What We Know So Far

The action came after during the day, the police interrogated three persons from Navi Mumbai, including the owner of the house, the previous owner of the two-wheeler used in the crime, and the agent who facilitated the sale, an official said on Monday.

The owner of the vehicle, which was abandoned near Mount Mary Church, a little over a kilometre from the 58-year-old actor’s house, had recently sold it to someone else, he said.

Investigations revealed that the abandoned two-wheeler was registered in the name of a person residing in Panvel, and a team from the crime branch went there and brought three persons for questioning, the official said.

The police interrogated the previous owner of the vehicle, the agent who facilitated the sale and the owner of the house, which the accused had rented in the Harigram area of Panvel in March, the official said.

The police have formed more than a dozen teams to probe the incident, and some have been sent to Bihar, Rajasthan and Delhi, the official said.

According to officials, the suspects abandoned the vehicle near Mount Mary Church, walked some distance and took an autorickshaw to Bandra railway station.

They boarded a train going towards Borivali but alighted at Santacruz railway station and walked out, they said.

The police are questioning several other persons and recording their statements, he said, adding that the CCTV footage from the area is also being examined.

The police have registered a first information report (FIR) under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act.

(With PTI Inputs)