One of the two arms suppliers, arrested in connection with the firing incident outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence, died by suicide in police custody on Wednesday.
According to media reports, Anuj Thapan (32), who was arrested along with Sonu Kumar Chander Bishnoi (37) from Punjab on April 26, allegedly tried to kill himself while in lock-up of Mumbai Police's crime branch and died in a hospital.
“He hanged himself inside the toilet of the lock-up using a bedsheet. He was rushed to the state-run GT Hospital, where he was declared dead during treatment,” a police official said.
An accidental death report will be registered at Azad Maidan police station in south Mumbai.
Two people had opened fire outside the Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai's Bandra area, where the actor stays, on April 14. The police later arrested both the shooters - Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) - from Gujarat. Later, the arms suppliers too were arrested.
