A major crackdown in Mumbai has peeled back layers of a sophisticated criminal plot targeting director Rohit Shetty. The firing incident at his Juhu bungalow traces back to the Bishnoi syndicate, led locally by Shubham Lonkar and orchestrated remotely by his brother Praveen, who’s jailed over the Baba Siddique killing.
Remarkably, Praveen managed to orchestrate the supply of pistols, motorcycles, and funding from custody, showcasing the gang’s iron grip even in incarceration. Crime Branch sleuths have arrested 12 individuals so far, spanning Pune, Haryana, and UP, with the primary gunman in the net.
Questions swirl around Praveen’s methods: smuggled phones? Corrupt guards? Hidden networks? Twelve dedicated teams are leaving no stone unturned, and his transfer to police remand promises deeper revelations into the gang’s roadmap.
This development highlights systemic flaws in prison oversight, allowing kingpins to direct violence unchecked. For Rohit Shetty, whose films celebrate cop heroism, the real-world assault hits close to home. Police assure the city that dismantling this nexus is priority one, aiming to safeguard lives and restore order.
As the investigation intensifies, it serves as a wake-up call for bolstering intelligence and inter-state coordination against such transnational threats.