In a development that sparked fresh concerns over Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s security, two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants persons opened four rounds of fire outside his Bandra (west) residence “Galaxy Apartment” in north-west Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday.The two miscreants, who were reportedly wearing helmets, sped away immediately after firing four rounds in the direction of the actor’s residence
Following the incident that took place at 5 am, the police have beefed up security in and around “Galaxy Apartments”, where Salman lives with his parents, brothers and other family members.
It was not immediately known if the actor was at home or was away from Mumbai on a weekend holiday after the Ramzan Eid celebrations.
Fifty-eight-year-old Salman and his father Salim Khan have been facing threats to their lives allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, after the 1998 blackbuck poaching incident in Rajasthan.
After initial inquiries the city crime branch personnel have taken over the investigations into the firing incident. The investigators are scanning CCTV footage from the cameras installed near the actor’s residence to identify the miscreants involved in the incident.
A forensic team and ballistic experts were also at the crime scene in the afternoon to collect evidence. Informed police sources said that the investigators found one bullet mark near the gate of “Galaxy Apartments”
Earlier in the day, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Salman over the phone and made enquiries about the incident. Later on, the chief minister discussed the issue with Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and directed the latter to enhance the actor’s security.