Salman Khan records statement in firing incident, says 'firing incident posed a significant threat to him and his family'

Salman's statement was recorded for almost four hours while his brother's statement was recorded for more than two hours on June 4.

Mumbai Police has recorded statements of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and his brother Arbaaz Khan in connection with the firing incident at his Bandra residence in April this year, an official said.

The police official further said that a four-member crime branch team earlier this month visited Salman Khan's residence in Galaxy Apartments, Mumbai.

Salman's statement was recorded for almost four hours while his brother's statement was recorded for more than two hours on June 4, the official said.

In a statement to the Mumbai crime branch, Salman Khan said that the firing incident posed a significant threat to him and his family members and that it should not be underestimated.

Salman Khan also told the police that he woke up on hearing the gunfire and he went to his apartment's gallery but saw no one outside.

And soon, the security guards who are stationed at his apartment informed him about the firing incident," said the official.

The actor further said in his statement that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had unjustly targeted him.

Whereas Arbaaz, in his statement to the police, said, “Earlier, someone left a threatening note which was found outside their house and Bishnoi gang members conducted recce at their Panvel farmhouse. This (firing) is the third incident, and the police should take it seriously.”

The incident

Two motorbike-borne men fired multiple rounds outside the actor's residence in the early hours of April 14.

The alleged shooters, Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, were arrested from Gujarat with police claiming that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was behind the incident.

A total of six persons were arrested in the case. One of them, Anuj Thapan, allegedly hanged himself in police lock-up on May 1.

In a separate case, Navi Mumbai Police earlier this month arrested five persons, including an alleged member of Bishnoi and Goldier Brar gangs from Haryana, in connection with a plot to attack Salman Khan.

Four gang members had also recced Salman Khan's farmhouse in Panvel, the area around his home in Bandra, and places he visited for film shooting, police had said.

Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in the Sabarmati Central Prison in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in a different case.