The shooters apprehended for firing outside actor Salman Khan's residence did so with the "intention or knowledge" to kill him, acting on the instigation of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, Anmol, a Mumbai court stated while denying bail to one of the accused in the case. 

BD Shelke, the special judge for cases under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), denied bail to shooter Vicky Gupta on October 18. The detailed order was, however, released on Monday, October 21. Gupta and his associate, Sagar Pal, fired near Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartments residence in Bandra West on the morning of April 14, reported news agency PTI.