Lawrence Bishnoi gang shooter Sukha arrested by Mumbai Police in Salman Khan house firing case
The Mumbai Policer arrested Sukkha from Panipat Sector 29 with assistance from local police.
Sukha alias Sukhbir Balbir Singh, a Lawrence Bishnoi gang shooter, was arrested in Haryana's Panipat by the Navi Mumbai Police in connection with the firing incident outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's Bandra residence.
The accused, Sukha alias Sukhbir Balbir Singh, was apprehended from Panipat in Haryana by a team of Panvel Town police (in Navi Mumbai) on Wednesday, he said.
The Mumbai Police arrested Sukha from Panipat Sector 29 with assistance from local police. Sukha, a resident of Rail Kalan village, was arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill Bollywood actor Salman Khan.
He will be produced before a court on Thursday after being brought to Navi Mumbai, the police said.
Sukha alias Sukhbir Balbir Singh's Lawrence Bishnoi links
- Sukha had allegedly given a contract to Lawrence Bishnoi gang members to kill Salman Khan, an official told news agency PTI.
- Sukha was in touch with his alleged handler Dogar, who is based in Pakistan.
- Sukha along with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang members had planned to use weapons from Pakistan, such as AK-47s, M16s and AK92s, to execute the alleged plot to kill Salman Khan.
- He will be produced before a court after being brought to Navi Mumbai, the police said.
Navi Mumbai Police to interrogate Sukhbir Singh in Baba Siddique case
The Navi Mumbai Police will also interrogate Sukhbir Singh in connection with the case of murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, the official told PTI.
{{/usCountry}}The Navi Mumbai Police will also interrogate Sukhbir Singh in connection with the case of murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, the official told PTI.
{{/usCountry}}On April 24 this year, the Navi Mumbai police registered a case against 18 identified accused and others of the Bishnoi gang for hatching a conspiracy to kill Salman Khan, he said.
{{/usCountry}}On April 24 this year, the Navi Mumbai police registered a case against 18 identified accused and others of the Bishnoi gang for hatching a conspiracy to kill Salman Khan, he said.
{{/usCountry}}The development followed a firing outside the actor's Bandra residence in Mumbai by Bishnoi gang members.
{{/usCountry}}The development followed a firing outside the actor's Bandra residence in Mumbai by Bishnoi gang members.
{{/usCountry}}Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, his brother Anmol, Sampat Nehra, Goldie Brar and Rohit Godhara were among the persons named as accused in the FIR, the official said.
Bishnoi gang members arrested
{{/usCountry}}Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, his brother Anmol, Sampat Nehra, Goldie Brar and Rohit Godhara were among the persons named as accused in the FIR, the official said.
Bishnoi gang members arrested
{{/usCountry}}The Navi Mumbai Police had in this case arrested five Bishnoi gang members - Dhananjay alias Ajay Kashyap alias Nahvi, Gaurav Bhatia, Waspi Khan alias Wasim Chikna, Rizwan Khan alias Javed, and Deepak Hawa Singh alias John.
{{/usCountry}}The Navi Mumbai Police had in this case arrested five Bishnoi gang members - Dhananjay alias Ajay Kashyap alias Nahvi, Gaurav Bhatia, Waspi Khan alias Wasim Chikna, Rizwan Khan alias Javed, and Deepak Hawa Singh alias John.
{{/usCountry}}In June, police claimed to have uncovered a plot to target Salman Khan on his way to his farmhouse near Panvel in Navi Mumbai. The development followed a firing outside his Bandra residence in Mumbai in April 2024.
Salman Khan earlier this year told police that he believed the Lawrence Bishnoi gang carried out the firing at his residence with the intention to kill him and his family members, news agency ANI reported.
The actor’s statement is part of the charge sheet filed by the Mumbai Police in a court here in connection with the incident.
Two unidentified persons tried to trespass into his farmhouse near Panvel using fake identities in January 2024, the actor had noted.
In 2022, a threat letter was found on a bench opposite his building, while in March 2023, they received an email threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Salman Khan had told the police.
According to police, Lawrence Bishnoi and Sampat Nehra gangs had deployed around 60 to 70 members to monitor Salman Khan's movements as part of efforts to conduct recce at his Bandra residence, Panvel farmhouse, and film shooting locations.
Following specific information about the plot to kill the Bollywood superstar, a case was registered against several persons at Panvel Town police station on April 24.
