The relatives of two accused in the firing outside Salman Khan’s house have alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to get them killed by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s henchmen. They have written to the Maharashtra and Bihar governments, seeking their protection.
On April 14, two bike-borne men opened fire outside Salman Khan’s residence in the suburban Bandra area. Both the accused are currently in Taloja Central Prison.
One of the letters was written by Sonu Gupta, brother of accused Vicky Gupta, who belongs to Majharia in Bihar’s West Champaran district, and another was sent by Rahul Pal, brother of accused Sagar Pal, who too comes from the same area.
It is said that the brothers had met the accused where they were allegedly told about having heard some conspiracies being hatched about getting killed by Dawood Ibrahim’s henchmen.
The letters allege that they would meet the same fate as their co-accused Anuj Thappan, who died in police custody in May.
Advocate Amit Mishra, representing the two accused, said a copy of their letters would be handed over to the court.
Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal were arrested from Gujarat.
Thapan (32) was arrested on April 26 from Punjab along with one other person in the case. Thapan was found dead on May 1 inside the washroom of the crime branch’s police lock-up.
While the police said Thapan killed himself, his mother Rita Devi alleged foul play and claimed that he was killed.
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