Mumbai News Live Updates: 2 arrested for firing outside Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai (2024)

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that democracy is an integral part of the DNA of every Indian citizen and cannot be undermined or eliminated.

The BJP leader said democracy runs in the blood of every Indian and that the Congress’s concerns regarding threats to democracy are completely unfounded and false propaganda.

OnRahul Gandhi’s promise of Rs 1 lakh to women annually if voted to power, Fadnavis said, “Rahul Gandhi can promise Taj Mahal for every citizen as he knows Congress will not win Lok Sabha elections 2024.” Read more here.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal, addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Monday, hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's contribution to development of India.

"...About whom, no one talks, PM Modi talks about them, and worships them. The way PM Modi works 24 hours, 7 days a week to make India a developed nation by 2047, the country believes in 'Modi ki guarantee matlab pura hone ki guarantee'... Be it building the grand Ram Temple and doing 'Pran Pratistha' of Ram Lalla, abrogating Articles 370 & 35A, reserving one-third of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies, making law for Triple talaq or giving citizenship to the persecuted minorities through CAA...people have seen impossible becoming possible under the leadership of PM Modi," he said.

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One of the suspects allegedly involved in shooting outside actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai on Sunday was arrested in a case of motorbike theft for the first time in 2020 and sent to Tihar jail.

Vishal alias Kalu, associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was one of the two suspects on a motorcycle who fired five rounds at Salman Khan’s residence in the Bandra area early Sunday.

“In one of the CCTV footage, shared by the Mumbai police with central agencies, Vishal was walking along with another person, who has been identified as of now. But the police are not disclosing his identity yet,” an official said. Read the full story here.

The Mumbai police have registered an FIR after two suspects on a motorcyclefired five rounds at Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residencein Mumbai’s Bandra area early Sunday.

Both the suspects onboard a motorcycle were caught on CCTV, as per a footage accessed by news agencyPTI.

The police have also recovered a two-wheeler, from near the actor’s home, PTI quoted a police official.

VIDEO | Firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai caught on CCTV.

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STORY | FIR registered after firing outside actor Salman Khan’s home in Mumbai; bike recovered

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Mumbaicity skies are expected to be clear, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

Maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 34 degree celsius and 24 degree celsius, respectively.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday spoke with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the wake of firing outside his residence and assured support saying the state government would not allow anybody to take the law into their hands.

Two motorbike-borne unidentified persons opened fire outside Khan's house in suburban Bandra early Sunday morning leading the police to enhance security and launch a search for the accused, an official said. Speaking to reporters at Chaityabhoomi in suburban Dadar after paying respects to B R Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary, Shinde also said the firing incident was very unfortunate.

"I spoke with the Mumbai police commissioner and actor Salman Khan and offered him our support. The firing incident is very unfortunate. I assure people that this government will not tolerate anybody trying to take the law into their hands," the chief minister said. (PTI)

A Facebook post purportedly uploaded by Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has claimed responsibility for the Sunday morningfiring at Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s home in Bandra, Mumbai.

Anmol, wanted for the murder of Punjabi singer Siddhu Moosewala, termed the firing as the “first and last warning” forSalman Khan. “Henceforth, the bullets will not be fired at the walls or any empty house,” he threatened the actor.

Activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday said that while he has decided to stay away from the Lok Sabha poll fray, the Maratha community members might contest the Maharashtra assembly elections if they are not provided reservation till June 6.

The Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will be held in five phases from April 19 to May 20 and state assembly polls are due later this year.

Vote counting for the Lok Sabha polls will be held on June 4.

"We are not involved in politics. We have not aligned with any party, neither the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi nor the ruling Mahayuti. We have not fielded any candidate and neither supported anyone," Jarange told reporters in Navi Mumbai.

(PTI report)

An unidentified man was found dead with head injuries near a public toilet in Navi Mumbai's Nerul area, police said on Sunday.

A passerby spotted the body of the man, in his mid to late 40s, in the early hours of Saturday, senior inspector Tanaji Bhagat said.

The police shifted the body, which bore head injuries, to a government hospital for a post-mortem, he said.

A first information report under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered, and a probe is on to ascertain the victim's identity, the official said.

(PTI report)

A 45-year-old man from Navi Mumbai was allegedly duped of more than Rs 1.22 crore in a Forex (foreign exchange) trading fraud, police said on Sunday.

Based on a complaint, the cyber police on Friday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act against five persons, senior inspector Gajanan Kadam said.

The accused allegedly contacted the victim, a resident of Kharghar, and lured him to invest in Forex trading, promising him lucrative returns, he said.

The complainant made payments to the tune of Rs 1.22 crore between November 2023 and March 2024, the official said.

In January, the complainant found that he had Rs 2.54 crore, including profits, in his Forex trading account, but he was unable to withdraw the sum, he said.

(PTI report)

One of the CCTV cameras in the area captured the two bike borne shooters who fired five rounds outside actor Salman Khan's Bandra residence on Sunday early morning.

Local Police and crime branch officials are working on the leads. Senior police officials including joint commissioner of police, crime, Lakhmi Gautam visited the crime scene.

Multiple teams of crime branch have been formed to probe the firing incident.

Two persons fired rounds outside Galaxy apartments, the Bandra residence of actor Salman Khan, in the wee hours of Sunday. While the actor is safe, this is latest in the line of threats that the actor has been receiving in the past few years.

What was the latest threat to actor Salman Khan’s security?

Two bike borne persons wearing helmets fired five rounds outside actorSalman Khan’s Bandra residence around 5am on Sunday. TheMumbaipolice registered anFIRin the matter and have begun a probe.

What are the other threats received by the actor in the past few years?

Last year in March, the actor’s manager received a threat mail following which an FIR was registered against jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar – a Canada based gangster and close associate of Bishnoi – and one Mohit Garg. It referred to an interview given by Bishnoi from Tihar jail where he had threatened the actor.

The mail read, “Goldy Bhai(Goldy Brar) ko BAAT krni hai Tere boss Salman se . Interview (Lawrence Bishnoi) dekh hi Liya Hoga usne shayad nhi dekha ho toh bol diyo dekh lega . Matter close krna hai to BAAT krva dio , face to face krna ho vo bta dio . Abi time rehte inform krdiya hai agli baar jhatka hi dekhne ko milega.”

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Gunshots were heard outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai’s Bandra area early on Sunday, with the police saying that five rounds were fired by unidentified assailants.

Preliminary inquiry revealed that five rounds were fired by two unidentified bike-borne assailants at around 5 am outside the actor’s Galaxy Apartment residence, a police officer said. Salman Khan,who has Y-plus category security, was at home when the incident took place. The Bandra police are in process of filing aFirst Information Report. Besides that, local police’s crime branch officials, too, have launched a parallel investigation.

The police informed that the attackers were wearing helmets and they were checking CCTV footage from the area to track them down.

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Amidst a yellow alert, moderate showers continued to sweep Marathwada and Vidarbha on Saturday, with the heaviest rain registered in Yavatmal district. With unseasonal hailstorms, rains and gusty winds lashing the region for the 3-4 days, several pockets have experienced extensive crop damage.

After a week of reeling under orange and yellow warnings, the weather bureau has now extended its yellow alert in parts of Vidarbha region until Sunday, following which the rains will recede.

Days after the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) submitted its final report, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is slated to launch the work on connecting the Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge with the CD Barfiwala Flyover in Andheri from Sunday evening.

Pegged at a cost of Rs 8 crore, the alignment work will be undertaken over the course of next 90 days, with the BMC eyeing to complete the work by the end of June or first week of July.

Mumbaicity skies are expected to be partly cloudy through the afternoon and evening on Sunday, reported the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 34 degree celsius and 24 degree celsius, respectively.

Moreover, after a week of reeling under orange and yellow warnings in Marathwada, the weather bureau has now extended its yellow alert in parts of Vidarbha region until Sunday, following which the rains will recede.

Two persons were held from Nalanda in Bihar for allegedly duping a Mumbai-based woman of Rs 3.12 lakh on the pretext of updating bank KYC details, a police official said on Saturday.

Amit Kumar Dayanand Malakar (24) and Rani Devi Rakesh Paswan (27) were arrested on Friday, the Kalachowki police station official said. "The incident took place in December. The accused, posing as personnel from a leading private sector bank, sent the victim a link on Whatsapp for updating Know Your Customer details. Using details provided by her, the accused took a personal loan of Rs 3.12 lakh," he said.

"After a complaint was filed in January, we intimated the bank and the account into which the money was transferred was frozen. With the help of technical evidence, Malakar and Paswan were held. The mobile phone used in the case was seized," he said. Malakar and Paswan were arrested under Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act for cheating and other offences, Sub Inspector Rajendra Chavhan said. (PTI)

A crane engaged in the construction of an expressway collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, an official said. No one was injured in the accident on the “Mumbai-Vadodara expressway at Chamtoli area in Ambernath taluka”, the official said.

Ambernath Tehsildar Prashanti Mane said the crane driver jumped off just in time to save himself. Efforts are on to put the crane in the upright position, she added. (PTI)

Three Congress MLAs Aslam Sheikh, Amin Patel and Varsha Gaikwad (Mumbai Congress chief) headed to Delhi where the final decision on the exchange of the Mumbai South Central seat with Shiv Sena - UBT. The discussion on finalising Congress candidates for two Mumbai seats will be also held here.

The State Transport Appellate Tribunal will hold a hearing on April 22 to decide whether Ola will be permitted to operate in Pune, as announced by the Pune Regional Transport Office. While the RTO provided updates on Ola's case, there was no information on Uber's position.

Ola has appealed to the state transport appellate authority for legal assistance regarding the approval of their licence to operate their service in the city. Following the appeal, the tribunal has scheduled a hearing date, and the decision will be taken after two weeks.

On March 11, a meeting was held chaired by District Collector Suhas Diwase in the presence of other transport officials, after which the RTO issued an official letter rejecting the applications of ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd (parent company of Ola) and Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd.

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A day after Union Home minister Amit Shah termed the Shiv Sena with Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with Sharad Pawar as fake, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah terms his party “fake” thinking it as their “educational degree”.

At a public rally in Palghar on Friday, Thackeray said, “Do you think our party is as fake as your educational degree… Let me be very clear.Maharashtrawill not accept Modi. Only Thackeray and Pawars will make noise here.”