The five individuals involved in the Rohit Shetty firing incident have been charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Following the end of their police custody, MCOCA was imposed on all the accused, who were then presented before a special court. The court has remanded them in police custody until February 17, 2026.
The Mumbai Crime Branch revealed that one of the accused, Subham Lonkar, aimed to instill fear in Mumbai and had instructed the arrested individuals to carry out a significant act in the city. Lonkar, who is currently absconding, had communicated with the arrested accused through a messaging app and had transferred Rs 40,000 to one of their accounts. Additionally, Lonkar provided weapons to his brother, who then passed them on to the accused involved in the Rohit Shetty firing.
In a shocking turn of events, filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s Juhu residence was targeted with five rounds of bullets. Investigations by the Mumbai Crime Branch unveiled that the vehicle used in the attack was procured from Pune. The vehicle, initially owned by a Pune resident, was sold to one of the arrested accused, Aditya Gayki, for Rs 30,000. Gayki, along with another accused named Samarth Pomaji, abandoned the vehicle in Juhu as per a pre-arranged plan. According to the Crime Branch, the individuals who brought the vehicle to Mumbai were unaware of the shooter’s identity, with Lonkar instructing the shooter to retrieve the vehicle and carry out the attack.
