According to locals, the two unknown persons sporting helmets came speeding on a motorcycle, and fired at least four shots in the direction of Galaxy Apartment, before zooming off on the dark and deserted road.
The Mumbai Police said in an official statement, “Today at around 5 am, two unidentified people opened fire outside the house of actor Salman Khan in Bandra.Police have received information about 3 rounds of firing. Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch has reached the spot for investigation.”
It has been reported that a Bandra Police team rushed to the Khan household and launched preliminary investigations, and security has been tightened in the vicinity.
The police are scanning the CCTV footage in the area to trace out the shooters, check their motives and targets, and more details are awaited.
ANI released visuals from outside Khan’s residence that saw police and forensic team present on the spot and carrying out their investigations.
Salman Khan has been under threat from certain Punjab-based mafia groups like the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
In the past couple of years he and his father Salim Khan have been issued death threats in different ways, including dropping a letter to the family.