Two arrested for firing at Bollywood star's home
By Lipika Pelham
Police in India have arrested two members of a criminal gang for a gun attack that targeted the home of Bollywood actor Salman Khan.
The superstar, who appears in more than 100 films, had angered the notorious Bishnoi gang by killing two antelopes more than 20 years ago, police say.
The gang belongs to a religious sect that considers the animal sacred.
Mr Khan is unharmed, but this is the latest in a series of threats the actor has received in recent years.
Police in Mumbai said the two men approached on a motorbike early on Sunday morning and fired five rounds at Khan’s apartment in the affluent Bandra neighbourhood before fleeing.
Vicky Gupta, 24, and Sagar Kumar Palak, 21, were arrested near a temple in Kutch district in Gujarat on Monday night.
According to the police, the pair confessed to their involvement in the shooting incident outside Galaxy Apartments.
The actor and several family members were present at home when the attack took place. No one was injured.
