Salman Khan attack sabotaged; Navi Mumbai police nab 4 Lawrence Bishnoi gang members planning attack on actor in Panvel

A month and a half after two bike-borne men fired multiple rounds outside the Bandra residence of actor Salman Khan, Navi Mumbai Police have sabotage plans for another attack on the actor. As per reports coming in, cops of the planned city arrested four members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang on Saturday. The individuals were reportedly planning to attack the ‘Tiger 3’ actor’s car in Panvel. Read on for details.

Salman Khan attack sabotaged

News agency ANI took to X (formerly Twitter) earlier today and shared details regarding this incident. They wrote, “Navi Mumbai Police has arrested four people from Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang as they had planned to attack actor Salman Khan’s car in Panvel. For this, there was a plan to order weapons from a Pakistani arms supplier. FIR has been registered against more than 17 people including Lawrence Bishnoi, Anmol Bishnoi, Sampat Nehra, Goldy Brar. Further investigation is underway.” It further read, “The arrested accused have been identified as Dhananjay alias Ajay Kashyap, Gaurav Bhatia alias Nahvi, Waspi Khan alias Wasim Chikna and Rizwan Khan alias Javed Khan.”

In their subsequent tweet, they added, “The accused had done a recce of Salman Khan’s house and farmhouse. Accused Ajay Kashyap contacted a person named Dogar in Pakistan through a video call and weapons like AK-47 were ordered from Pakistan to attack Salman Khan. The police got the information that about 60 to 70 boys of Lawrence Bishnoi and Sampat Nehra’s gang came from Mumbai, Raigad, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Gujarat and are keeping an eye on Salman Khan. There was a plan to use minors to attack Salman Khan. After the attack, the accused had planned to flee to Sri Lanka via boat from Kanyakumari: Navi Mumbai Police

Salman Khan April 2024 attack

On April 14, two bike-borne men opened fire outside Salman Khan’s residence in Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai’s Bandra. The shooters – Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal – were soon arrested from Gujarat. Days later, Anuj Thapan was arrested from Punjab for his involvement in the shooting. However, Thapan allegedly committed suicide on May 1 inside the toilet while in the custody of Mumbai police’s crime branch.

Since November 2022, Salman Khan’s security level has been elevated to Y-Plus. This is mainly due to threats from gangsters like Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar. Khan has also been authorised to carry a personal firearm and has acquired a new armoured vehicle for added protection.

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