Firing outside Rohit Shetty's Mumbai residence; Pune Police detain four

Rohit Shetty

Four persons were detained by the Pune Police on Sunday, hours after gunmen opened fire at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence in Mumbai's Juhu, officials said.

The four were detained in connection with the incident from Karvenagar and Dhayari areas in Pune city in an operation carried out by personnel from the Warje Malwadi police station.

There were no reports of injuries, and it was not yet known whether the filmmaker was at his residence when the incident occurred, an official was cited by news agency PTI.

The assailants fired at the first floor of the nine-storey building at around 12.45 am. At least five rounds were fired, the official said, adding that one bullet struck the glass of a gym located in the building.

Security outside the building was stepped up following the incident, he said.

The Juhu police and crime branch team rushed to the spot and launched the investigation.

The police were examining CCTV footage from around the building to identify the accused and establish the sequence of events.

The Mumbai police have registered a case on charges of attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as well as provisions of the Arms Act.

Forensic science and ballistic experts' team also reached the spot to collect evidence, the official said.

The police registered a case on charges of attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as well as provisions of the Arms Act, he added.

Shetty is best known for the "Golmaal" and "Singham" franchises led by Ajay Devgn and for the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Chennai Express".