Overview
- The special court in Mumbai heard from a police guard on Saturday, following earlier testimony from Salman Khan’s bodyguard as the first witness in the case.
- The bodyguard said he was on duty when two helmeted riders fired four to five shots at Galaxy Apartments in April 2024 and that Khan was inside his first-floor bedroom.
- Prosecutors played CCTV that showed a motorcycle pull up near the gate as the riders fired at the building, and the bodyguard said he recognized details from the footage.
- Under cross-examination, the bodyguard said he heard sounds like firecrackers from the security cabin and had no personal knowledge of specific threat calls, while the police guard said he did not see the shooters and later found spent casings.
- Police have charged several accused under organized-crime and arms laws, naming alleged shooters Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal in custody, listing Lawrence and Anmol Bishnoi as wanted, and noting a prior site recce as well as one accused’s suicide in custody.