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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde calls Salman Khan after firing incident; Mumbai Police register case against ‘unknown person’
Hours after unknown gunmen opened fire at Salman Khan's Mumbai residence, the Maharashtra CM spoke to the actor and instructed the authorities to beef up security.
Trigger warning: This article has mentions of firing and weapons.
The morning of April 14 wasn’t a usual one for Salman Khan as the actor woke up to scary gunshots at his Mumbai residence by some unknown gunmen. Where several CCTV footage have emerged of the incident, the culprits haven’t been identified yet. In the latest development, a case has been registered in the same regard at the Bandra police station.
Maharashtra CM speaks to Salman Khan
New agency ANI took to X (formerly Twitter) and revealed that Maharashtra's Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has had a word with Salman Khan over the telephone. He further had a discussion with the Mumbai Police Commissioner where he suggested that the security of the actor must be beefed up.
FIR registered in Galaxy Apartment firing incident
ANI in another tweet revealed Mumbai Police quoting, “Bandra Police of Mumbai is registering a case against an unknown person in the case of firing outside the house of actor Salman Khan. Police started searching for the accused, and formed several teams to catch the accused.”
For the unversed, Salman Khan was present at his residence when this unfortunate incident took place.
What is the authority saying about this incident?
As we speak, a team of forensic experts is currently present on the site and gathering evidence. It has been revealed that one bullet hit the building’s wall.
DCP Raj Tilak Roushan in a byte to ANI detailed, "Today at around 5 am, two unidentified people opened fire outside the house of actor Salman Khan in Bandra. Police have received information about 3 rounds of firing. A case has been registered and an investigation is underway in the case. No one was injured in the firing incident.”
“The CCTV footage quality is very poor, and it was dark, so the bike’s registration number was not clear. Both the rider and the pillion rider were wearing helmets. We are taking help of technical experts to a clear CCTV footage and get a few leads in the matter,” a crime branch official told Hindustan Times in another byte.
It was last year that Salman Khan's security was increased and he was granted Y-category protection. Following the discovery of a threat note addressed to him and his father, screenwriter Salim Khan, a police vehicle was also stationed outside his residence for several days.
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