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Rohit Shetty Firing Case: Four Arrested; Director Likely To Shoot 'Golmaal 5' Under Tight Security
At least five rounds were fired at the first floor of Rohit Shetty's nine-storey building in Juhu.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the Rohit Shetty firing case, where bullets were fired at the filmmaker's home in Juhu, Mumbai. According to PTI, the initial probe has pointed at their links with Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar, an accused in the Baba Siddique murder case.
As per the news agency, the four were among the five persons detained earlier in Pune and were subsequently brought to Mumbai, where a court remanded them in police custody till February 5.
According to police officials, at least five rounds were fired at the first floor of the nine-storey building in the Juhu area at around 12:45 AM on Sunday, with one bullet striking the glass of a gym located in the building
"Nobody was injured, and it was not known whether the filmmaker was at his residence in the Juhu area when the incident occurred in the wee hours. Hours after the firing, a threatening social media post surfaced claiming that Mr. Lonkar was behind the crime," the report quoted a police official.
Immediately after the firing, Juhu police and crime branch teams rushed to the spot to investigate the incident and examined CCTV footage from around the building to establish the sequence of events.
While security outside the filmmaker's building was stepped up following the firing, a MidDay report claimed that it could also extend to his film sets. According to the report, a security team of about 60 will be put into place when Golmaal 5 hits production on February 15.
As of now, it is unclear if the shoot schedule is unchanged, but if the film does go on floors after necessary clearance, a two-tier security ring will be implemented - the first comprising the local police, and the second consisting of Shetty's personal bodyguards.
"More importantly, there will be an access-controlled zone in which Rohit will operate, and only a few will have access to it. Every person entering the set, including junior artistes, vendors, and daily-wage crew, will be pre-registered with ID verification; no spot entries will be allowed. Vehicle movement will also be regulated, with all equipment trucks and vanity vans logged in advance and checked at the entry point," the report quoted an insider.