Target Was Bollywood Celebrity! Mumbai Crime Branch Nabs Five with Pistols
Mumbai Crime Branch Nabs Five with Pistols, Celebrity Target Suspected
The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested five gang members in Andheri, seizing seven pistols and 21 live rounds, raising alarm over a possible plot to target a celebrity.
The dramatic bust, executed late Saturday based on precise intelligence, has put the city’s underworld under scrutiny as police probe the group’s intentions. The arrests unfolded just hours before Wednesday’s announcement, with officials hinting at a high-profile mark but withholding specifics.
The accused—Vikash Thakur alias Vickey, Sumitkumar Dilawar, Shreyas Yadav, Devendra Saksena, and Vivek Gupta—hail from Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. Sumitkumar and Vikash, both with criminal records, are flagged as history sheeters, intensifying suspicions of a sinister motive.
“We’re investigating why they were armed. A celebrity may have been in their crosshairs,” a police official revealed, keeping the target’s identity under wraps.
The haul of weapons—seven firearms and ample ammunition—suggests a well-prepared operation, though the gang’s exact plan remains murky. The Crime Branch is digging into their network, tracing the guns’ origins and potential accomplices.
Mumbai, no stranger to underworld intrigue, now watches as this case unfolds, with whispers of a Bollywood or elite connection fueling speculation. For now, the five sit in custody, their silence pierced only by the weight of the evidence against them.
