Man who fired outside Salman Khan's house is wanted gangster: Sources

According to a Mumbai Police official, Salman Khan was present at his house when the firing occurred.

Two bike-borne men fired four rounds outside Salman Khan's house early on Sunday and fled the spot. The incident occurred around 4:51 am outside Galaxy Apartments. Security was tightened following the incident.

One of the two shooters seen on CCTV footage firing shots outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's house in Mumbai early on Sunday is a wanted gangster from Haryana's Gurugram, sources said. The gangster, Vishal Rahul, is a shooter of gangster Rohit Godara, who is associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Hours after the firing outside Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartments house, Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, claimed responsibility for the incident in a social media post, and said it was only a "trailer".

Vishal belongs to Gurugram and was involved in multiple killings and robberies in Haryana. He has over five criminal cases registered against him in Gurugram and Delhi.

A Delhi Police Special Cell team went to search Vishal's house in Gurugram on Monday.

Following the firing outside Salman Khan's house, many teams of Delhi Police, Crime Branch and Special Cell have begun investigating. The Haryana Police is also investigating after the shooter's connection to the state emerged.

According to a Mumbai Police official, Salman Khan was present at his house when the firing occurred.

The incident came as Lawrence Bishnoi and wanted gangster Goldie Brar had announced several times to kill Salman Khan. According to sources, Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar had sent their shooters to Mumbai to kill the actor.