Two accused have been arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on suspicion of firing on April 14 outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra. According to Mumbai Police, the two shooters were arrested late on Monday night in Bhuj, Gujarat.

The suspects were identified as Sagar Shrijogendra Pal, 21, and Vicky Sahab Gupta, 24, both of Masihi, in the West Champaran district of Bihar. The suspects will be brought to Mumbai on Tuesday morning.

The Bollywood actor’s farmhouse is located in the Panvel, Navi Mumbai, and the two shooters, who are suspected of opening fire outside his home had apparently rented a house there for a month. Around 5 in the morning on Sunday, two unidentified men shot four rounds outside the actor’s Bandra Galaxy Apartments before leaving the scene.

Salman Khan was reportedly present at his home when the gunshots happened, according to the police. However, no one was injured or died in the incident.

After firing, the suspects left their bike outside a church, walked a little distance, and took an autorickshaw to the Bandra railway station, according to officials. After that, they took a train to the Santacruz station and, in order to continue, hailed another autorickshaw.

Salman Khan, meanwhile, was seen leaving Galaxy Apartments for the first time since the shooting incident on Monday afternoon. Numerous police vans surrounded Salman’s white Nissan Patrol Bulletproof SUV.

In response to the firing, Arbaaz said that the family was taken aback by the unexpected event. The recent incident of firing by two unidentified person on a motorcycle at Galaxy apartment the residence of the Salim Khan family is very disturbing and unnerving, Arbaaz wrote in a long statement shared on his official Instagram feed. This horrific event that occurred has shocked our entire family.

Meanwhile, in a social media post, Anmol Bishnoi, Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother, took responsibility for the the incident.

Gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, who is in jail, and Goldie Brar, who is wanted, have both made repeated threats to assassinate Salman Khan. Sources claim that Bishnoi and Brar sent their assassins to Mumbai in order to murder the actor.

A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its election manifesto, which aims at building a Viksit Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview with the media, outlined his vision for India’s development by 2047. He also addressed concerns raised by the opposition parties, who suggest that the BJP might seek to amend the Constitution if re-elected in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his assurance to the people that they do not need to fear when he said that he has big plans for the country in his election speeches. Explaining statement, the Prime Minister said that he does not mean to scare or suppress anyone, but rather has plans to make India a developed nation by 2047.

Speaking to the media, PM Modi said, when he says that he has big plans, no one should be scared. He said he does not take decisions to scare or run-over anyone, he takes decisions for the wholesome development of the country. He added the government always says they have done everything.  He said he did not believe that he had done everything. He added he had tried to do everything in the right direction, yet there is so much he needed to do, because he saw that his country has so many needs.

The Prime minister asked how did he fulfill the dreams of every family? He said this is the reason why he said this has been a trailer. PM Modi said he had been working on the ambitious 2047 Viksit Bharat project for the past two years. And for that, he asked for opinions and suggestions from people across India.  He said he had taken suggestions from more than 15 lakh people on how they want to see India in the coming 25 years.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are expected to witness the highest ever seizures of inducements.

According to a notification from the poll board, enforcement agencies had already seized a record Rs 4,650 crore before the first round of polling, which is yet to start. This was a significant increase over the Rs 3,475 crores seized during the entire Lok Sabha election in 2019.

As part of a level playing field, the Election Commission said that the enhanced seizures reflect ECI’s unwavering commitment to monitor inducements and curb electoral malpractices, particularly in favour of smaller and less resourceful parties.

Significantly, narcotics and drugs, which are the Commission’s main focus, account for 45% of the seizures. The poll body continued, the seizures have been made possible by thorough planning, increased cooperation and coordinated deterrent action by agencies, proactive public participation, and optimal use of technology.

The commission also made statistics on the distribution of inducements that were seized available for public consumption by state. With a seizure of over Rs 778 crore, Rajasthan topped the list. Gujarat came in second with Rs 605 crore, and Maharashtra came in third with roughly Rs 431 crore.

When announcing the polls last month, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar highlighted money power as one of the 4M challenges, along with money, muscle, misinformation, and Model Code of Conduct violations.

Use of black money, over and above political financing and accurate disclosure thereof, may disturb the level playing field in favor of a more resourceful party or candidate in specific geographies, the panel stated in its statement released on Monday.

The poll authority claims that the seizures are an essential part of the ECI’s resolve to hold fair elections for the Lok Sabha that are free from electoral malpractices and inducements.