The plot thickens in Bollywood’s latest underworld scare. Mumbai Crime Branch revelations in the firing outside Rohit Shetty’s Juhu home point to Lawrence Bishnoi gang members who reconnoitered the site multiple times—on the same scooter that carried the shooter to safety.
Five bullets rang out before the assailant raced off, dumping the vehicle at Vile Parle station and boarding a train to slip out of Mumbai.
The scooter’s backstory is damning: Acquired in Pune for Rs 30,000, registered to Anand Marote since 2009, sold to nabbed accused Aditya Gaikwad 12 days ago. Shubham Lonkar, the alleged puppet master, footed the bill.
Under Samarth Pomaji’s command, Siddharth Yenpure and Swapnil Sakat hauled it toward Lonavala initially, then to Mumbai 10 days before the strike for the gunman’s use—complete with extra remuneration. These middlemen grasped the crime’s gravity but not its glamorous target.
Pomaji, in lockstep with Lonkar over Signal, facilitated the scooter’s delivery with Gaikwad and engineered the attack’s nuts and bolts. Authorities have collared Gaikwad, Yenpure, Pomaji, and Sakat; manhunt for Lonkar presses on.
This episode spotlights the nexus of gangsters and filmdom, prompting calls for enhanced protection amid fears of escalating threats. The investigation’s momentum suggests bigger catches ahead.