Accused in Salman Khan house firing case dies after attempt to end his life in Mumbai police lock-up
One of the accused, Anuj Thapan (32), who was arrested in connection with firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan, died in a hospital where he was rushed after attempting to end his life inside the lock-up of Mumbai Police’s crime branch, on May 1 afternoon.
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The deceased Anuj Thapan, 23, ended his life inside the toilet of the lock-up using a bedsheet. He was rushed to the State-run GT Hospital, where he was declared dead during treatment, the official said.
An accidental death report will be registered at Azad Maidan police station in south Mumbai.
“One of the accused in the case, namely, Anuj Thapan, has reportedly attempted suicide,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Datta Nalawade had confirmed earlier in the day.
The accused was in the Crime Branch lock-up within the Mumbai Police Commissionerate office premises. The Crime Branch claims that Thapan provided weapons to the shooters, who had fired five rounds outside the actor’s house. He was arrested from Punjab along with Sonu Subhash Chander (37) on April 25 and brought to Mumbai.
Two others, Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal who allegedly fired the shots, are also in police custody. Both were seen on CCTV leaving the area on a motorcycle on the night the incident happened.
All the four accused are known to be directly or indirectly connected with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose main activities according to the anti-terror body National Investigation Agency (NIA) involve kidnapping, murder, extortion for ransom, cross-border smuggling of sophisticated weapons and narcotics, in-land smuggling of contraband, and illegal liquor smuggling.
The Mumbai Crime Branch last month said it had found strong evidence against Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi, after which the Crime Branch announced both as the most wanted suspects in the case.
