Shooter Involved In Rohit Shetty's House Firing Incident Arrested, Makes BIG Confession

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a key development in the ongoing probe into the firing incident at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Mumbai residence, the Mumbai police have arrested the shooter, who allegedly fired shots at the filmmaker's house in Mumbai two months ago. The arrest was made by a joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Thursday. According to a police statement, the accused has been identified as Pradeep Kumar alias Gaath. He was apprehended from the Chhadami Mattha area on the Agra-Etah road under the Bah police station limits in Agra at 3:56 PM on Thursday.

Rohit Shetty House Firing Case Update

The accused, a resident of Ashok Nagar in Agra, was motivated by the Lonkar gang's presence on Facebook and Instagram, following which he decided to target Rohit Shetty. The police said that in preliminary questioning, the accused admitted to participating in the crime along with associates Sunny, Deepu, and Sonu to establish "dominance" in the underworld.

Earlier, on March 21, it was reported that the 14th person accused of the shooting has been detained in UP by the Mumbai Crime Branch team with the help of UP STF. The man named Golu Pandit was one of the unknown assailants. Mumbai police also traced the Honda Dio scooter used in the attack to a man from Pune, who bought it four months ago. According to Mumbai Police sources, the Pune man sold the alleged vehicle a few days ago to Aditya Gayaki, one of the arrested accused, for Rs 30,000. He even obtained Gayaki's signature on a plain piece of paper. Aditya Gayaki, along with another arrested person, Samarth Pomaji, left the scooter at a pre-arranged location in the Juhu area of Mumbai. The individuals were receiving direct instructions from Shubham Lonkar.

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Meanwhile, five people who were detained in connection with the case have been presented before the Criminal Court. The lawyer for the accused stated that they have no connection with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claiming that they have no knowledge about the firing. He also shared that the police have been granted 4-day custody of the accused, who is ready to cooperate.

For the unversed, on February 1st, assailants fired four rounds outside the residence of the Bollywood film director, police officials said. Soon after the firing, heavy police security was deployed around Shetty's residential tower in the Juhu area. Police and forensic teams reached the spot and secured the premises to carry out a detailed examination. Officials said an investigation is underway and all possible angles are being explored to identify those responsible for the firing. No injuries were reported in the incident.