Police informed the court that the accused were acting on the instructions of Shubham Lonkar, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who is currently wanted in the case
The firing incident took place at around 12.45 am on Sunday at Rohit Shetty’s nine-storey residential building in Mumbai’s Juhu area. File Pic/Rane Ashish
A Mumbai court on Thursday remanded five accused, arrested in connection with the filmmaker Rohit Shetty firing case, to police custody until February 11, reported the PTI.
All five were produced before a magistrate’s court, where the police sought their custody for further investigation.
The court granted the request, observing that the offence was serious and that investigators required adequate time to probe the case.
Police informed the court that the accused were acting on the instructions of Shubham Lonkar, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who is currently wanted in the case.
Officials said the accused were in regular contact with Lonkar, who is also wanted in connection with the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique in October 2024 and the firing incident outside actor Salman Khan’s house in April 2024, according to the PTI.
Police have so far arrested five people in the case. Aditya Gayaki (19), Siddharth Yenpure (20), Samarth Pomaji (18) and Swapnil Sakat (23) were arrested on Sunday. The fifth accused, Asaram Fasale, was taken into custody on Thursday.
A pistol, three magazines and an air gun were recovered from one of the accused, police said.
Shots were fired at Shetty's Juhu house
The firing incident took place at around 12.45 am on Sunday at Rohit Shetty’s nine-storey residential building in Mumbai’s Juhu area.
At least five rounds were fired at the first floor of the building, with one bullet hitting the glass of a gym located inside the premises. No injuries were reported.
Police said they are continuing their investigation to identify the full conspiracy behind the attack and to trace the wanted accused.
Shubham Lonkar still at large
Meanwhile, investigators have found that the arrested accused were in contact with Shubham Lonkar, a resident of Akola, who police say masterminded the firing.
Lonkar later claimed responsibility for the attack through social media posts. He still remains at large.
He was arrested by Akola police in January 2024 in a weapons supply case and later released on bail. Lonkar was also named as an accused in the Baba Siddique murder case in October 2024 and was suspected in the earlier firing incident outside Salman Khan’s residence.
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