On June 4, Salman Khan recorded his official statement in the house firing case that shook the country a month back. Reacting to the four rounds of bullets outside his Bandra residence on April 14, the actor reportedly acknowledged the serious threat to his security and detailed how he woke up to the bullet sounds, a night after he slept late after partying.
What did Salman Khan say in his official statement to cops?
In a statement provided to the Mumbai crime branch as per PTI, Salman urged that the threats should not be underestimated. An official shared that while the Tiger actor was interrogated for four hours his brother and actor Arbaaz Khan was also questioned for about three hours.
Both of them were asked about 150 questions by a four-member crime branch team.
Salman Khan reveals he was at his residence when the incident took place
Another senior officer confirmed that Salman Khan along with his family members was inside Bandra West’s Galaxy Apartment when two bike-born shooters opened five to six rounds of fire there. Salman told cops that he woke up hearing the gunfire but when he went to his gallery after getting a sense of what happened, he didn’t find anyone outside.
His security guards later briefed the actor about what happened and Salman narrated the same during his statement to cops. The official also reported Salman expressing that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has ‘unjustly’ targeted him. For the unversed, the Bishnoi gang is considered as prime culprits in threats against Khan.
As per Hindustan Times, Arbaaz in his official statement 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.”
It was earlier this month that about five people were arrested by Mumbai Police who were planning to target the actor’s Panvel farmhouse.
