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On April 14, four rounds of firing were done at Salman Khan's house Galaxy Apartment. 6 people were arrested in this case, who are being continuously questioned. On August 5, the hearing of this case was held in Mumbai's Special MCOCA Court, where many big revelations have been made in the charge sheet quoting accused Vicky.
According to the statement of the accused, Lawrence has nothing to do with this case. It is also being said that the shooters did not intend to harm Salman Khan, they just wanted to terrorize him.
According to a PTI report, Vicky Gupta said during the hearing that he is inspired by Lawrence's principles of life, although he has nothing to do with this case. According to him, Lawrence, who is lodged in Sabarmati jail, is being wrongly linked to this case. Shots were fired at Salman Khan's house in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, Lawrence did not order the shooting.
Vicky Gupta has told that he belongs to Sundar village of Bihar. He used to work in Tamil Nadu, but he lost his job due to the Covid pandemic. When he started sinking in debt, he met Sagar Pal (accused in the firing case). Sagar assured him to come to Mumbai. He was called here citing a religious mission. Vicky Gupta came to Mumbai to overcome financial difficulties. Firing took place at Salman Khan's house on April 14, but till April 13, a day before that, he was not told what to do in Mumbai.
Police taking the accused arrested by Mumbai Crime Branch.
According to the Indian Express report, advocates Amit Mishra and Pankaj Ghildiyal have said in the bail plea that Vicky Gupta was associated with Lawrence's social media group. He was influenced by the principles of Lawrence and called himself a follower of Bhagat Singh.
Important link in social media firing case
Before Vicky Gupta, Haripal Hardeep Singh alias Harry, who was arrested in the firing case, had also said in his statement that he had joined Lawrence's group through social media 4 years ago. He was constantly in touch with Lawrence's brother Anmol. They had carried out the firing on his directions.
Let us tell you that on April 14, two unknown bikers fired 4 rounds at Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartment. At the time the shots were fired, Salman was present at his home. He thought that firecrackers were being burnt outside the house, however the next morning he came to know from the security that shots were fired.
A total of 6 arrests were made in this case, whose names are Vicky Kumar Gupta, Sagar Kumar Pal, Sonu Kumar Bishnoi, Anuj Kumar Thapan, Mohammad Rafiq Chaudhary (Golden) and Harpal Hardeep Singh. One of these accused, Anuj Thapan, committed suicide by hanging himself in police custody after being charged under MCOCA.
On July 8, the Mumbai Crime Branch filed a 1736-page chargesheet in the MCOCA court, which also includes Salman Khan's statement. This chargesheet contains the names of a total of 9 people, including the 6 arrested accused, Lawrence and his brother Anmol.
Shooters seen after firing in CCTV footage.
The police chargesheet also includes an audio clip of the conversation between Lawrence's brother Anmol and the shooters on the Signal app before the firing. In the audio clip, Anmol had told the shooters not to wear helmets while firing and to fire while smoking a cigarette so that they do not appear scared.
