Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch picked up the two accused from Gujarat’s Bhuj district on Tuesday.
On Sunday, according to reports, two people arrived on a bike outside Khan’s residence in Bandra’s Galaxy Apartments and fired six shots, including one on the wall of the complex and two at his balcony.
The shooters then abandoned the bike a few meters from his residence near Mount Mary church and took an autorickshaw. An officer said they are believed to have fled by a train, adding, “The shooters have been captured in CCTV footage at the Bandra railway station.”
Sunday’s incident is reportedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which has previously threatened the Dabangg actor.
In a Facebook post around 11.30 am, Bishnoi’s brother Anmol claimed responsibility for the incident. “We want peace. If the only decision against oppression is war, then so be it. Salman Khan, we have only shown you a trailer so that you understand the magnitude of our strength and do not test it. This is the first and last warning. After this, shots will not be fired outside the house only. And we have dogs named after Dawood Ibrahim and Chota Shakeel, whom you consider to be Gods. Now, I don’t have the habit of talking much,” the post read. Anmol alias Bhanu is wanted by central agencies and suspected to be hiding in Canada after escaping India on a fake passport.
