A lookout circular (LOC) has been issued against Anmol Bishnoi, the younger sibling of incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, regarding the shooting incident outside actor Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai's Bandra earlier this month. A police official confirmed this development.
Law enforcement authorities are also considering taking custody of Lawrence Bishnoi, currently imprisoned in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail. There are deliberations about invoking the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in connection with the case.
Anmol Bishnoi had admitted to his involvement in the shooting, and subsequent investigations supported his connection to the incident. Consequently, the Mumbai police issued the LOC against him on Friday.
Anmol Bishnoi resides in Canada and frequently travels to the USA. Interestingly, the IP address linked to the Facebook post in which he claimed responsibility for the shooting was traced back to Portugal.
The initial police report, filed under sections 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), was in response to the firing incident targeting Galaxy Apartment in Bandra, the residence of Salman Khan, on April 14. The alleged shooters, Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), both from Bihar, were apprehended. Additionally, Sonu Kumar Subhash Chander Bishnoi (37) and Anuj Thapan (32) were arrested for providing them with two country-made pistols and cartridges on March 15.
Sonu Bishnoi and Thapan hail from Fazilka, near Lawrence Bishnoi's hometown in Punjab. They were previously involved in a shooting case in Gangapur, Punjab, along with Lawrence and Anmol Bishnoi.
