The Mumbai Crime Branch has recorded the statements of actor Salman Khan and his brother Arbaaz Khan in connection with the firing incident outside Salman Khan's house, Galaxy Apartments in Bandra. On June 4th, the Crime Branch went to Salman’s house to take his statement. At the time of the firing, Salman was at home. An official from the Mumbai Crime Branch stated that a month and a half after the incident, the statements of actor Salman Khan and his brother Arbaaz Khan were recorded.
On April 14th, around 5 AM, the accused Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta fired shots at actor Salman Khan’s house located at Galaxy Apartments in Bandra. Both the accused were arrested by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch from a temple in Kutch, Gujarat, on April 16th.
A four-member team, including an officer from the Crime Branch, went to Salman’s house on June 4th around 12 PM to record his statement. Salman Khan’s statement took about three to four hours, and Arbaaz Khan’s statement took two hours to record. The Crime Branch team left Salman’s house after 5:30 PM.
Arbaaz Khan’s statement was recorded on four pages, and Salman Khan’s statement was recorded on nine pages. According to Salman’s statement to the police, there was a party at his house on the night of the incident, which caused him to sleep late, and he woke up to the sound of the gunfire in the morning. Salman stated that the incident was very serious and praised the Mumbai police for their good work.
A team from the Mumbai Police Crime Branch asked actor Salman Khan and his brother Arbaaz Khan around 150 questions. On April 14th, when the firing incident occurred, actor Arbaaz Khan was not present at the scene. At that time, Arbaaz was at his Juhu residence. Since Arbaaz was present with Salman during previous incidents, his statement was also recorded. So far, the Crime Branch has recorded statements from a total of 29 people in the Salman Khan firing case.
At the time of the firing incident, Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, was present at home. However, due to his advanced age, his statement was not recorded. A senior police officer informed that they would record his statement if needed. The police officer also mentioned that the process to take the main accused, Lawrence Bishnoi, into custody from Sabarmati Jail would begin soon.
After the firing incident outside Salman Khan’s house, the security for him and his family has been increased. Considering the threat to the actor, the Mumbai police have tightened his security, providing him with Y+ category security.
Salman Khan had hunted a blackbuck, which led to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi being very angry with the actor. This is not the first time; Bishnoi has previously made several plans to murder Salman Khan.