Mumbai: Rafiq Choudhary, fifth accused arrested in connection with the firing at the house of Bollywood actor Salman Khan has moved a plea to retract from the confession statement recorded by the police during the investigation. The court has taken the note of the plea and taken it on record.
On Thursday, Choudhary along with the other accused, were produced before the special MCOCA court for their regular hearing.
Choudhary is accused of having done recce of Khan’s house and had also prepared several videos which he had shared with key accused Anmol Bishnoi, brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Besides, he was the man who acted as bridge between the shooters and Bishnoi, providing all the instructions and also financial and logistic support to the shooters.
Two motorcycle-borne men fired five rounds outside Khan’s Galaxy Apartment in Bandra in the early hours of April 14. The Mumbai crime branch has so far arrested six persons – Vickykumar Gupta, Sagarkumar Pal, Sonukumar Bishnoi, Anujkumar Thapan, Mohd Rafiq Choudhary and Harpal Singh. Thapan, however, died by suicide hence the case against him has been abated.
As per the chargesheet, Amol is the key conspirator who was also in constant touch with the accused who attacked the actor’s house. Besides, after the attack, Anmol took responsibility for the attack.
