Salman Khan escapes 2nd lethal assault in Panvel following arrest of 4 accused
Salman Khan escapes 2nd lethal assault in Panvel following arrest of 4 accused
It was one month ago that two bike-borne opened fire outside Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments. None of the Khan Khandaan members sustained
injury.
Now, shocking news comes to the fore of an attempted attack on the superstar.
Reports reveal that a second attempt on Salman was planned in Navi Mumbai. The “Tiger 3” actor was on his way to his Panvel farmhouse when the attack was intended. According to the cops, last week they made several arrests.
It is learnt that Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is suspected to be behind the second assault attempt on Salman Khan.The gang has been threatening the actor for quite some time, allegedly linked to Khan’s 1998 case where he shot a blackbuck in Rajasthan in the midst of the “Hum Saath Saath Hain.” film shoot.
The report further reveals that at least 16-17 people were involved in the second assault plan on the actor.
In February 2024, the gang even conducted a recce in Panvel. The men arrested by the cops are identified as Dhananjay Tapesingh, aka Ajay Kashyap, Gaurav Bhatia, aka Nahvi, Vapsi Khan, aka Waseem Chikna, and Rizwan Khan.
According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police Vivek Pansare they have made four arrests in the case. The accused had been plotting to target the actor for a long time and had stayed in Panvel to conduct the recce.” On the incident in Mumbai at Salman Khan’s Bandra residence, Pansare stated, “Bishnoi has several groups working independently of each other, and they suspect one gang was conducting recce in Panvel while the other was in Mumbai.
The news report also reveals that Panvel Senior Inspector Nitin Thakre received a tip-off that several members of the Bishnoi gang were in Panvel.
As per the FIR and the tip, they were staying in Panvel to conduct a recce. Further, one of the gang members, Ajay Kashyap, was also in touch with a man identified as Dogar, who is believed to be from Pakistan. Kashyap wanted to purchase AK-47s to conduct the attack on Salman Khan. The cops affirmed that after accomplishing their mission, the gang members made plans to go underground, meet at Kanyakumari, and head to
Sri Lanka together.
The Navi Mumbai police will interrogate the four men arrested in the Panvel case. The cops will also investigate if these men had any connection with the Mumbai attack.
News Edit K.V.Raman
