Mumbai, June 16 (ANI): Mumbai Crime Branch brought accused Banwarilal Laturlal Gujar from Rajasthan to Mumbai. Earlier, Mumbai Cyber Police had registered an offence against an individual who, through a video on the YouTube channel “Are Chhodo Yar,” discussed the Bishnoi Gang and mentioned plans to kill actor Salman Khan. Mumbai Crime Branch arrested the accused, Banwarilal Laturlal Gujar from Boarda village, Rajasthan. Further investigation is underway.
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Salman Khan’s Statement Recorded by Mumbai Crime Branch on Residence Firing Incident | People News
Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch has recorded actor Salman Khan’s statement in the case related to the shooting incident outside his Bandra residence.
The police also recorded the statement of Salman’s brother and actor Arbaaz Khan on June 4.
The firing incident took place on April 14 outside Salman’s residence at Galaxy Apartments in the Bandra area of Mumbai. The subsequent arrests revealed connections to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, leading the Mumbai Police to invoke the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against all involved in the shooting.
Earlier, police said that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother, Anmol Vishnoi, played a key role in motivating the shooters. After receiving weapons delivery in Panvel on March 15, 2024, Anmol provided the shooters with the target’s information, instructing them to carry out the firing at the actor’s residence.
The planned firing incident was executed as per instructions, during which the shooters received a total of Rs 3 lakh.
A few days after the shocking incident, Arbaaz issued a statement on behalf of his family.
In the post, Arbaaz stated that the particular “disturbing” incident has affected the family.
‘The recent incident of firing by two unidentified persons in a motorcycle at Galaxy apartment the residence of the Salim Khan family is very disturbing and unnerving. Our family has been taken back by this shocking incident that took place.
Unfortunately, some people claiming to be close to our family and pretending to be the spokesperson have been making loose statements to the media saying it’s all a publicity stunt and the family remains unaffected which is not true and these
views should not be taken seriously,’ the statement read.
‘No member of the Salim Khan family has made any statement regarding this incident to the media. At this time the family is helping and cooperating with the police in the investigation of this untoward incident. We have faith in the Mumbai police and we have been assured they will do everything in their capacity to protect and secure our family. Thank you everyone for your love and support,’ Arbaaz wrote.
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Absconding accused proclamation order process begins against Param Bir Singh
By PTI
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Crime Branch has begun the process of getting former police commissioner Param Bir Singh proclaimed as an absconding accused in an extortion case registered against him and others in a police station in suburban Goregaon, an official said on Saturday.
The step is being taken as Singh has remained untraceable despite the issuance of non-bailable warrants, and this move will help the probe agency in finding him, a government lawyer said.
The Crime Branch is also seeking such an order against two other accused in the case, Vijay Singh and Riyaz Bhati, he said.
The case is based on the complaint of a man who claimed the accused, between January last year and March, 2021 extorted Rs 9 lakh for not conducting a raid on two bars and restaurants that he operates in partnership, and had also forced him to buy two smartphones worth around Rs 2.92 lakh for them.
The six accused have been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 384 and 385 (both pertaining to extortion) and 34 (common intention).
The state government has also initiated the process to suspend Singh and another police officer after they were named as accused in extortion cases, an official said on Saturday.
The process began after a proposal was sent by the Director General of Police (DGP) to the state home department a few days ago, he said.
In September, DGP Sanjay Pandey had sent a proposal to suspend Singh and other police officials named in alleged extortion cases, but the home department sought specific information about the role of each accused officer.
The DGP’s office sent a fresh proposal this week, the home department official said.
The department is considering the suspension of Param Bir Singh and a Deputy Commissioner of Police-rank officer who is named in these cases, but not others, he added.
On Wednesday, a magistrate’s court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Singh in an extortion case registered at Marine Drive police station here by real estate developer Shyamsunder Agrawal.
It was the third NBW issued against Singh.
Earlier courts had issued warrants in cases of extortion registered at Goregaon in Mumbai and in neighbouring Thane against him.
The IPS officer was shunted out from the post of Mumbai police commissioner in March this year after assistant police inspector Sachin Waze (now dismissed) was arrested in the case of the SUV with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s south Mumbai house, and subsequent death of businessman Mansukh Hiran.
Singh subsequently accused then state home minister Anil Deshmukh of asking police officials to collect Rs 100 crore a month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai.
Deshmukh, who denied the allegation, stepped down as minister and is facing CBI probe.