Salman Khan House Firing case: Accused Anuj Thapan dies by suicide in custody

Anuj Thapan, one of the accused in the April 14 firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's home in Bandra, committed suicide in police custody. He was rushed to Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital where he was declared dead by doctors, said the Mumbai Police.


Earlier, Mumbai police had invoked provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against alleged shooters Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) as well as Sonu Kumar Chander Bishnoi (37) and Anuj Thapan (32), who are accused of supplying two firearms and bullets, and gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi, who are shown as wanted accused.


Gupta and Pal, both residents of Bihar, were held from Kutch in Gujarat on April 16, while Sonu Bishnoi and Thapan were held from Punjab on April 25.

Anmol Bishnoi, who stays in Canada and travels to USA, had claimed responsibility for the firing through a Facebook post, though its IP address was traced to Portugal, as per police.

Lawrence Bishnoi, accused of several crimes, is currently lodged in a jail in Sabarmati in Gujarat.