Overview
- Mumbai Crime Branch, assisted by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, detained Pradeep Sharma alias Golu Pandit in Agra and is bringing him to Mumbai for court production on Sunday.
- Police describe Sharma as a key link who facilitated the hiring and support of shooters and connected them to absconding accused including Shubham Lonkar and Arzoo Bishnoi.
- The February 1 attack outside Shetty Tower in Juhu involved at least five shots, with one bullet hitting a gym glass panel; no injuries were reported.
- Investigators have invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against the accused and recovered the pistol, which has been sent to the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic tests.
- The arrest raises the total detained in the case to 14, following earlier arrests across multiple states, and the investigation continues with a chargesheet yet to be filed.