An audio recording allegedly from Anil Pandit links Bollywood figures to the underworld and threatens actor Salman Khan.
MUMBAI: A new audio clip purportedly featuring Anil Pandit, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has surfaced amid the investigation into the firing at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai’s Juhu area.In the clip, the speaker questions the administration over its response to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, alleges links between Bollywood and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and threatens to continue targeting actor Salman Khan unless he apologises.In the audio, which is circulating on social media, the speaker claims that the administration is now acting against the Bishnoi gang after Lawrence Bishnoi allegedly targeted Bollywood personalities, but had failed to take action over Rajput’s death.“Where were you when the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was murdered? He was murdered by people from Bollywood,” the speaker says in the purported recording, alleging that the administration had remained inactive at the time.He further claims that the administration’s response changed after Lawrence Bishnoi allegedly took action against Bollywood personalities. The speaker describes the group’s fight as one against people he calls “traitors of the country” and says it will continue.The audio also contains allegations against Dawood Ibrahim, whom the speaker claims is based in Pakistan and is involved in drug trafficking. He alleges that Bollywood personalities make films using Dawood’s money and return the earnings to him, claiming that the money is subsequently used to harm India.
Fresh threat to Salman Khan
In the recording, the speaker threatens to continue targeting Salman Khan until the actor apologises. He says the group would have no enmity with Khan if he agreed to apologise, but warns that people close to the actor could also be targeted if he refuses.“Until Salman Khan apologises, we will not stop,” the speaker says, adding that the group would make the actor’s life difficult.“Agar tum hamare do maaroge na, toh hamare already 200 bhai Mumbai mein taiyaar baithe hain,” the speaker says in the audio, claiming that 200 associates are ready in Mumbai to retaliate against any attack on his men and asserts that the group has 70,000 shooters.The fresh recording comes after an earlier purported audio clip in which Pandit allegedly threatened Khan and demanded an apology to Lawrence Bishnoi and the Bishnoi community.
Audio surfaces amid Tiger Shroff firing probe
The latest development comes as Mumbai Police investigates the firing at Tiger Shroff’s car in Juhu on Sunday evening. Three people, including a minor, were detained in Kota, Rajasthan, on Monday in connection with the case.Kota Superintendent of Police Tejaswani Gautam said one of the suspects was in contact with Anil Pandit, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The suspects were detained from the Pune-Jaipur Superfast Express while allegedly attempting to flee after the attack, police said.The three were identified as Ritik alias Roshan, Rehan and a minor. Preliminary questioning indicated that Pandit was in contact with Rehan, Gautam said. No weapon was recovered from the suspects, and a Mumbai Police team reached Kota to take them into custody.The Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the firing in an unverified social media post. Police are investigating the authenticity of the claim as well as the circumstances surrounding the attack.Three assailants allegedly opened fire at Shroff’s car in Juhu on Sunday evening, injuring his driver and another person. The actor escaped unhurt. The case was initially registered by Mumbai Police and later transferred to the Crime Branch.
