May 1 (Punjab Khabarnama) : Anuj Thapan, accused of giving weapons to those who opened fire at Salman Khan’s house, committed suicide on Wednesday in the custody of Mumbai Police. The accused hanged himself with a sheet in the toilet of Mumbai Police Headquarters.
Police received information about the hanging at 11 am. However, the information about the time of suicide of accused Anuj has not been revealed yet. In a very critical condition, he was taken to St. George Hospital and then to CSMT in the morning, where doctors declared him dead.
Mumbai Crime Branch had detained Anuj (32) and Subhash Chander (37) from Punjab on April 25 in the firing case. Both had provided weapons for this incident. Both the accused are residents of Abohar, Punjab.
Anuj, who committed suicide, is a resident of Sukhchain village located on Seeton Road, Abhoyar.
The second accused is Subhash Kisan. Many cases are registered against both the accused in Punjab and Haryana. Both were working together with Lawrence Bishnoi for many years.
MCOCA sections imposed on 6 accused
MCOCA sections have been imposed against the accused in the firing case at Salman Khan’s house. Apart from this, MCOCA has also been imposed on the main conspirators Anmol Bishwoi and Lawrence Bishnoi. MCOCA has been imposed on a total of 6 accused. With the imposition of MCOCA, the accused will no longer be able to get bail quickly. The minimum punishment under MCOCA is 5 years in jail.
