The Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gangs allegedly considered using minors to carry out the killing of actor Salman Khan, the police said. The Navi Mumbai police uncovered a plot to eliminate the actor, during their investigation of the firing incident at Salman’s house in April, disclosing a video call conversation between Bishnoi gang member Ajay Kashyap and another accused. According to the conversation, sharpshooters, trained in using modern weapons, were stationed at different points in Bombay, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Raigad and Gujarat, under the orders of Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar.
Sharpshooters Anmol Bishnoi and Rohit Godara were said to have been instructed by Brar to carry out the attack, utilising boys under the age of 18 for the task, officials said, quoting the FIR. A man named John was allegedly given the task of providing the vehicle for the operation, according to the FIR.
After the attack, the gang members were to regroup at Kanyakumari and proceed to Sri Lanka by sea. From there, they would be sent to other countries.
According to the police, Lawrence Bishnoi and Sampat Nehra gangs had deployed around 60 to 70 members to monitor Salman’s movements as part of efforts to conduct a recce at his residence at Bandra in Bombay and his farmhouse at Panvel near Bombay as also his film shooting locations.
Following specific information about the plot to kill the actor, a case was registered against 17 identified accused and others at Panvel town police station on April 24. The accused included Lawrence Bishnoi, his brother, Anmol Bishnoi, Sampat Nehra, Goldy Brar, Ajay Kashyap alias Dhananjay Tapesing, Sukha Shooter, Sandeep Bishnoi alias Gaurav Bhatia, Wasim China and Dogar.