Salman Khan House Firing Case: Mumbai Police Retrieve 2 Pistols And 13 Bullets From Tapi River

The Mumbai police 's crime branch , during a search operation aimed at recovering weapons purportedly used in the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan 's residence, disclosed on Tuesday that they had retrieved two pistols , magazines, and bullets from the Tapi river in Gujarat. The search, initiated on Monday, yielded two pistols, three magazines, and 13 bullets, as confirmed by an official.

A team comprising 12 officials, among them the 'encounter specialist' Senior Police Inspector Daya Nayak, remains present at the location. The search continues with the assistance of scuba divers, he confirmed. The two individuals apprehended, Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), purportedly discharged firearms outside the residence of 58-year-old Khan at the Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area on April 14 before fleeing the scene on a motorbike.

Following technical surveillance, they were apprehended on April 16 from the vicinity of a temple at Mata No Madh near Bhuj town in Gujarat by collaborative efforts of the Mumbai and Kutch police. Subsequently, they were transferred to the custody of the Mumbai police for further investigation.

Sources revealed that during interrogation, the duo informed the police that they disposed of the weapon into the Tapi river from a railway bridge while fleeing to Bhuj in a train. This action followed their journey from Mumbai to Surat by road after the firing incident outside Khan's residence. Police stated that prima facie, the main intention of the duo in firing outside Khan's residence was to instill "terror."

The Mumbai police have officially declared jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his younger brother Anmol Bishnoi as "wanted accused" in connection with the incident. According to authorities, Gupta and Pal purportedly received instructions from the two Bishnoi brothers.

Lawrence Bishnoi is currently incarcerated at the Sabarmati central prison in Gujarat in connection with another case, while his brother is suspected to be residing in either Canada or the United States, as per earlier statements from an official.