The two persons fired four rounds outside the Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai’s Bandra area, where the Salman Khan resides, around 5am and fled from the spot. Two motorbike-borne unidentified persons opened fire outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai early Sunday morning leading the police to tighten security around his house and launch a search for the accused. This is the latest in a series of threats Salman Khan has received in the past few years. The two persons fired four rounds outside the Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai’s Bandra area, where the actor resides, around 5am and fled from the spot, a police official told news agency PTI. Security outside Salman Khan’s house was stepped up and the police were collecting footage of the CCTV cameras installed near his residence to identify the persons, the official said. Forensic experts collect at the spot Local police, crime branch personnel and a team of forensic experts reached the spot to collect evidence and started an investigation into the incident. There was no official word from the police or Salman Khan’s family on whether the actor was present in the house at the time of the incident. Earlier on Sunday, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Salman Khan over the phone regarding the incident. Eknath Shinde also discussed with the Mumbai Police Commissioner and suggested increasing Salman Khan’s security.
Past threats to Salman Khan:
March 2023: An e-mail threatening Salman Khan was received at his office following which the Mumbai Police registered an FIR against gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar and another person under Indian Penal Code sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 506-II (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention). The FIR was based on a complaint lodged with the Bandra Police by one Prashant Gunjalkar, who according to police frequently visited the Bandra-based residence of Salman Khan and ran an artist management company.
