MUMBAI: A new audio clip purportedly featuring gangster Anil Pandit has surfaced, with the speaker claiming to have 70,000 shooters and threatening to target people close to Bollywood actor Salman Khan unless he apologises to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and the Bishnoi community.“If you kill two, 200 brothers of ours are ready,” the speaker says in the clip.The recording also refers to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and questions the investigation into the case.“Where were you when the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was murdered? He was murdered by people from Bollywood,” the speaker says in the recording, alleging that people from the film industry were responsible for his death.Claiming to have several associates in Mumbai, the speaker says the fight will continue. He warns that Salman Khan will not be spared until he apologises, adding that he will make the actor’s life “hell” and target people close to him if he refuses.The speaker further claims that the administration’s response changed after Lawrence Bishnoi allegedly took action against Bollywood personalities.Describing the group’s fight as one against people he calls “traitors of the country,” the speaker makes further allegations in the recording.The authenticity of the audio and the claims made by the speaker have not been independently established.The clip surfaced a day after another audio recording purportedly featuring Pandit emerged, in which the speaker threatened Salman Khan.In that recording, he also warned the actor against relying on his security.The threats came after three motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire at a BMW carrying actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu area around 7pm on Sunday.Shroff escaped unhurt, while his driver and another person were injured. Police said three rounds were fired at the vehicle.3 detained from KotaThree suspects, including a minor, were detained at Kota railway station in Rajasthan on Monday while travelling on the Pune-Jaipur Superfast Express. Police said they were allegedly attempting to flee to Nepal via Delhi.Kota superintendent of police Tejaswani Gautam said one of the suspects was in contact with Pandit, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Two of the suspects were identified as Ritik alias Roshan, from Begusarai in Bihar, and Rehan, from Sonipat in Haryana.The suspects are being handed over to Mumbai Police for further investigation. No weapon was recovered from them, Gautam said.The Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the firing in an unverified social media post. Mumbai Police registered an attempt-to-murder case, which was later transferred to the Crime Branch.Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said he had spoken to Shroff and assured him that the incident would be taken seriously. Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde also met the actor at his Bandra residence and assured his family of security.
