Salman Khan says he was sleeping when shooting happened and woke up to a gunshot; actor and brother Arbaaz Khan release statements | Bollywood News

Arbaaz said he was at his house in Juhu at the time of the incident, but his statement was recorded as he was aware of the threats made against his brother earlier. According to a Hindustan Times report, Arbaaz said this was the third incident as someone had earlier left a threatening note outside their house and conducted a reconnaissance of their farmhouse in Panvel. The newspaper quoted him as saying, “Earlier, someone had left a threatening note which was found outside their house and members of the Bishnoi gang conducted a reconnaissance of their farmhouse in Panvel. This (the shooting) is the third incident and the police should take it seriously.”

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The Indian Express quoted a police official as saying, “As part of the investigation, we have recorded the statements of Salman Khan and his brother Arbaaz. They have confirmed the sequence of events on the morning of April 14, when four shots were fired outside the actor’s residence in Bandra.”

According to the CID, the attack was carried out on the orders of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who had threatened Salman in the past. The gangster is currently lodged in Sabarmati Jail. Bishnoi has claimed that he was targeting the actor for shooting a deer goat while shooting Hum Saath Saath Hain in 1998. However, police say that Bishnoi is trying to gain popularity by threatening a film star.

Earlier this month, Navi Mumbai police arrested five people with links to Bishnoi who had planned to attack the actor at his farm in Panvel.