Overview
- The chief minister urged Mumbai celebrities not to panic, saying the city will not be allowed to slide into gang wars and promising adequate protection.
- Investigators have arrested 13 people, with 12 in judicial custody and one in police custody, and they are searching for three more suspects under a Special MCOCA court’s oversight.
- Shubham Lonkar was named as the prime accused and is believed to be abroad, his brother has been arrested, and officials say Lonkar previously issued threat calls to political figures from overseas.
- Maharashtra has sought custody of Anmol Bishnoi from the National Investigation Agency because he is wanted in multiple Mumbai cases.
- Police say five shots were fired on February 1 outside the Juhu residence, one hit a glass panel, and evidence including CCTV footage, a suspected firearm, a vehicle, phones with SIM cards, shell casings, and glass fragments has been seized as security and patrols increase in sensitive areas.