Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested the alleged shooter who had opened fire outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence earlier this month, police officials said on Monday. As per the Mumbai Police, the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested the shooter who opened fire at Rohit Shetty’s residence from Rajasthan. Along with the shooter, the Crime Branch has arrested a total of six accused. Some individuals have also been detained from Uttar Pradesh.The Mumbai Police also shared th…
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Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Mumbai Crime Branch has traced the sender of a threatening WhatsApp voice note demanding Rs 1 crore from Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, identifying it as reportedly belonging to Harry Boxer, a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, officials said. As per the Mumbai Police, the Crime Branch revealed that one of the close associates of the gang, Harry Boxer, reportedly sent a voice note to the actor demanding Rs 1 crore as extortion.The WhatsApp voice note has been …
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) The threatening voice-note sent to threaten Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh was shared over a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The identity of the accused has been withheld, the officer said. The actor received the threat in the form of a WhatsApp voice-note. The security has been beefed up outside Ranveer Singh’s house after the voice-note was sent to him, demanding crores of rupees through the message, after which the Mumbai Police was informed. Police have launched a manhunt…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) The threat email sent to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s brother-in-law Aayush Sharma was sent through a Proton email. The emailer claimed to be from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and issued the threat. The Mumbai Crime Branch official made the revelation with regards to the usage of a Proton email.Aayush is married to Salman Khan’s sister Arpita Khan. The details about the nature of threat haven’t been revealed.Aayush Sharma’s case is another addition to the long list …
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The 5 accused involved in the Rohit Shetty firing case have been slapped with MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999) as they were produced before special court. On Wednesday, the police custody of the five arrested accused ended, but now the police have imposed MCOCA against all the arrested accused and in such a case, all the accused were presented in the special MCOCA court. The special court remanded all the five accused in police custody till February …
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) In connection with the firing incident outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence, the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested another accused from Pune, taking the total number of arrests in the case to five, police officials said on Thursday. Mumbai Crime Branch’s Anti-Extortion Cell has arrested another accused from Pune. The accused has been identified as Asharam Fasle, who allegedly provided the gun to the person who carried out the firing.With this arrest, a total of five…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) The shooting incident outside director Rohit Shetty’s house has taken an interesting turn. The investigation by the Mumbai Crime Branch has revealed that the vehicle used in the firing was sourced from Pune. The vehicle used in the firing belongs to a man from Pune, who sold it to Aditya Gayki, one of the arrested accused, for Rs 30000 a few days ago.Later, Aditya Gayki and another accused, Samarth Pomaji, left the vehicle at a pre-decided place in Juhu area of Mumbai. Acc…
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old Bangladeshi woman from the Cuffe Parade area for illegally staying in the city without valid travel or immigration documents. Police said the woman had earlier been deported to Bangladesh but managed to re-enter India unlawfully. A case has been registered against her under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Foreigners Act.The arrested woman has been identified as Bil…