Firing at Salman Khan’s home: Shooter Vishal was first arrested for bike theft

Meanwhile, Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, in a Facebook post claimed responsibility for the firing at Salman Khan’s home. “Currently, Lawrence is in jail in Gujarat and he is on nine days of fasting (Navratri). We are trying to get some leads on these two shooters,” said the official.

Vishal, a shooter associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, is allegedly working for gangster Rohit Godara and he along with his two associates, reportedly killed a Gurgaon-based bookie, Sachin, on March 2. “Sachin was gunned down in Rohtak. After the incident, Godara took responsibility for the murder,” an official said.

Bullet marks at Salman Khan’s building. (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)

A school dropout, Vishal is a native of Mahavir Pura in Gurgaon. “After leaving school, he started working as a labourer and also became friends with some local criminals,” an official said, citing the criminal dossier of Vishal.

“On November 9, 2020, he allegedly stole a motorbike from Gurgaon, but he was caught by the patrolling staff of Delhi Police in North Delhi’s Maurice Nagar during vehicle checking. He was arrested and sent to judicial custody,” the official added.

CCTV grab of the 2 suspects at Bandra station. One of them (in red shirt) has been identified as Vishal.

As per his criminal dossier, after the first case of theft, three cases of robbery, snatching, and arms were registered against him in 2023 at the Bawana police station. “In Tihar jail, he met some of the associates of Godara and decided to join their gang”.

Last year, Lawrence Bishnoi told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that he was against the D-company and Dawood Ibrahim. “He claimed that he has a close association with some jailed gangsters who are operating against Dawood and in the coming months, he would also start working against him,” said the official.