Salman Khan firing case: CID records statements of deceased accused Anuj Thapan's kin

Anuj Kumar Thapan the deceased. File Photo

The state Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday recorded the statement of three family members of Anuj Thapan, an accused in the firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's house, who died allegedly by suicide in police custody, an official said, reported PTI.

Salman Khan firing case: CID records statements

The CID recorded the statements of Thapan's relatives Vikram Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar and Jaswant Singh, the official said, reported PTI.

The family members claimed the body, which will be taken to Punjab for last rites, he said, reported PTI.

Salman Khan firing case: Thapan was found hanging

Thapan (32), who was arrested from Punjab for allegedly supplying firearms and bullets to the arrested shooters, was found hanging on Wednesday inside the toilet of the Mumbai Crime Branch's lock-up located in the commissionerate complex.

The state-run JJ Hospital on Thursday conducted the post-mortem in the presence of forensic doctors.

Salman Khan firing case: The firing incident

Thapan is among six persons named in FIR of the firing incident.

While four of them have been arrested, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, currently lodged in a jail in neighbouring Gujarat, and his brother Anmol Bishnoi, have been shown as wanted accused.

Thapan and Sonu Kumar Bishnoi (32) were arrested by a crime branch team from Fazilka in Punjab on April 26. The two had allegedly supplied weapons to shooters Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta for firing at Salman Khan's residence on April 14, reported PTI.

Salman Khan firing case: Thapan and Sonu Bishnoi visited Panvel

According to the police, Thapan and Sonu Bishnoi visited Panvel near Mumbai on March 15 to deliver two country-made pistols and 38 live rounds to Pal and Gupta, reported PTI.

Thapan and Sonu's village in Punjab is very close to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's village.

The matter pertains to April 14 morning, when two men came on a motorbike, fired four rounds outside Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartments, and fled. CCTV footage showed that both accused sported caps and carried backpacks. The clip also showed them firing in the direction of the actor's home. After the arrest of the accused, Kutch DSP AR Zankant said preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were in contact with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Mumbai Crime Police arrested both the shooters -- Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, as well as the two arms suppliers -- Sonu Subhash Chander and Anuj Thapan, were also arrested.

Meanwhile, a lookout notice has been issued against Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, in connection with the case.

(With inputs from PTI)