Mumbai: Shots fired outside Rohit Shetty’s Juhu home, five detained

After shots were fired outside actor Salman Khanrsquos Galaxy Apartments in 2024 a similar firing incident is now reported outside filmmaker Rohit Shettyrsquos residence in JuhuThe incident took place around 1240 am on Sunday at the 10storey Shetty Tower located at Hasya Kalakar Mahmood Chowk An unidentified man allegedly fired five rounds at the building before fleeing the spot The filmmaker along with his family was present at his residence when the firing occurredThe forensic team recovered five used bullet cartridges from the sceneFollowing the incident the Mumbai Crime Branch with assistance from Juhu police and the Pune Crime Branch detained five suspects from Pune in connection with the caseThe incidentAccording to police sources the accused had purchased a twowheeler in Pune a few days earlierThe vehicle was registered in another personrsquos name The shooter allegedly conducted reconnaissance of the area and mapped out escape routes prior to the attackldquoAt around 1240 am the accused arrived on the twowheeler and parked it two buildings away from Rohit Shettyrsquos residence He then walked to the spot and fired five roundsrdquo a police officer saidCCTV footage shows suspected shooter walking towards Shetty Tower moments before opening fire PicsBy Special ArrangementldquoOne bullet struck the safety glass of a balcony two hit the wall on the first floor and the remaining two hit the safety wall near the building entrancerdquo The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed in the building and nearby areasAfter firing the accused fled on the twowheeler However upon encountering a police nakabandi near the Tulip Star Hotel junction he made a Uturn and escaped towards Juhu Church Out of fear of being caught he abandoned the vehicle near the church and boarded an autorickshaw When the driver refused to go to Kalyan from Juhu he was dropped at Juhu Chowpatty He later changed autos reached Santacruz station travelled to Kalyan and eventually escaped to Pune by train police saidInvestigationDuring the investigation police examined multiple CCTV cameras but found only blurred footage of the accused parking the twowheeler The vehicle was seized from the spot Using the registration number police traced the original owner who revealed that he had recently sold the vehicle to the shooter Mumbai Crime Branch officials subsequently alerted the Pune Crime Branch leading to the detention of five suspects from different locations in PuneSuspects detainedgtgt Aman Anand Marote 27 resident of Karve Nagargtgt Aditya Gnaneshwar Gayaki 19 Karve Nagargtgt Siddharth Deepak Yenpure 20 Dhayarigtgt Samarth Shivsharan Pomaji 18 Dhayarigtgt Swapnil Bandu Sakat 23 Pune districtForensic evidencePolice recovered five used bullet cartridges and sent them for forensic examination Bullet impact marks have also been documentedNo prior threatA senior Crime Branch officer said Shetty had not received any threat calls or messages prior to the incident ldquoThere is no record of threats or any ongoing dispute He was not involved in any controversy We are still trying to determine why his residence was targetedrdquo the officer saidVerifying Bishnoi gang claimFollowing the firing a social media post surfaced claiming responsibility in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang Police said the post which also carried threats aimed at the film industry is currently being verified No official confirmation has been made so far regarding the authenticity of the claimInvestigators are also examining whether the incident could be linked to the recent launch of a book on the Mumbai underworld by former police commissioner Rakesh Maria an event attended by Shetty and actor Ajay Devgn Police have not established any direct connection so farNot an attempt to killldquoThis was not an attempt to kill the filmmakerrdquo a Crime Branch officer said ldquoIt appears to be an act meant to intimidate The motive behind the firing is still unclear and remains under investigationrdquo