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Mumbai Police had arrested both the main accused in this case from Gujarat just two days after the incident.
Vicky and Sagar, the two main accused in the firing case at Salman Khan's house, will be produced in the Fort Court of Mumbai on Wednesday.
In the hearing held on April 29, both of them were sent to judicial custody till May 8 by Special MCOCA Judge AM Patil.
Now on Wednesday both will appear in the court for the fourth time in this case. During the appearance, the police can appeal for remand for a few more days.
Apart from this, the fifth accused arrested from Rajasthan on Tuesday can also be presented in the court today.
Vicky and Sagar were the first arrested in this case. Both the shooters were caught by Mumbai Police from Gujarat.
Fifth accused arrested from Rajasthan
Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested the fifth accused in the case. The accused, identified as Mohammad Rafiq Chaudhary, was detained in Rajasthan.
The video was shot and sent to Anmol Bishnoi.
Chaudhary had conducted a recce of Salman Khan's Galaxy apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area just two days before the shooting. According to Mumbai Crime Branch officials, the accused had also shot a video while recceing the actor's residence on April 12 and sent it to Anmol Bishnoi.
The firing was done on the orders of Anmol Bishnoi, brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
After the firing at Salman's house, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde came to meet him. Shinde also met Salman's father Salim Khan.
Funds were received from Bishnoi for the shoot out.
According to officials, Chaudhary had received funds from Bishnoi for the shootout. Chaudhary had given money to shooters Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta on several occasions. However, it is not yet clear how much money Gupta and Pal received to execute the scheme.
According to sources, Chaudhary had met both the shooters in Kurla on April 8 and April 11. Some more videos have been recovered from Chaudhary's phone which are being confirmed.
Anuj committed suicide in police custody
On May 1, one of the accused, Anuj Thapan, had committed suicide by hanging himself with a bedsheet while in the custody of Mumbai Police. The investigation of Anuj's suicide has been handed over to the state CID. However, Thapan's brother Abhishek claimed that the police had murdered him. He was not someone who would commit suicide.
Sarpanch of the deceased's native village Manoj Godara spoke to news agency ANI regarding the matter. He said that on one side there is superstar Salman Khan and on the other side there are laborers. Under pressure, the police killed him and made it look like suicide.
Mumbai Crime Branch had arrested Anuj and Subhash Chander from Punjab on April 25 in the firing case. Both of them had provided weapons for this incident. Both were working together with Lawrence Bishnoi for many years.
This first picture of Vicky and Sagar was revealed through CCTV cameras.
Firing took place on April 14
On April 14, two accused riding a bike had fired four rounds outside the Bollywood actor's house before fleeing from the spot. Salman Khan was present at his home when the firing took place.
The accused were caught from Gujarat two days later
Two days later, Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta were detained by Mumbai Police from Bhuj, Gujarat. Two other accused, Sonu Subhash Chander and Anuj Thapan, were also arrested late last month.
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