Greed takes center stage in the Rohit Shetty firing saga. Mumbai Crime Branch disclosures paint a picture of calculated temptation: four key perpetrators were promised Rs 3 lakh total for the hit on the action maestro’s Juhu bungalow. Shooter Deepak Chandra got a Rs 50,000 advance to oil the operation.
Investigators reveal how aspirations for rapid wealth and notoriety snared these men into a dangerous syndicate. The allure of establishing terror in their turf proved irresistible, propelling them toward this felony.
Chandra was explicitly told success meant riches. His starter fund handled logistics like commuting and lodging. The incident hit on February 1 night, with multiple rounds fired outside Shetty’s gate—no casualties, but panic ensued.
Swift police work, fueled by surveillance videos, phone data, and digital footprints, led to 12 arrests across states. The gang had scoped the target multiple times beforehand, then fled separately, ditching phone signals to evade capture.
Crime Branch seized the Haryana-origin pistol, now en route to forensics for ballistic analysis. This will incontrovertibly link it to the crime scene.
This episode underscores vulnerabilities in Mumbai’s underbelly, where monetary bait hooks the desperate. As the probe intensifies, expect more layers peeled back on who orchestrated the assault on Shetty’s sanctuary. Bollywood watches warily.