Firing outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Mumbai residence; probe underway
Mumbai (PTI): Unidentified persons opened fire outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence in Mumbai's Juhu area early on Sunday, officials said.
There were no reports of injuries, an official said, adding that security outside the building was intensified following the incident.
It was not yet known whether the filmmaker was at his residence when the incident occurred, he said.
"Someone fired on the building. Zonal police and crime branch teams are investigating," the official said.
According to initial reports, four rounds were fired at the building by unidentified persons, he said.
The Juhu police and crime branch team rushed to the spot and launched the investigation.
The police were examining CCTV footage from around the building to identify the accused and establish the sequence of events.
Heavy security was deployed outside the building and the forensic science team also reached the spot to collect evidence, the official said.
An FIR was registered in connection with the incident, he added.
Shetty is best known for the "Golmaal" and "Singham" franchises led by Ajay Devgan and for the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Chennai Express".
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All you need to know about India’s first Sunday Budget
New Delhi: This year’s Budget is drawing special attention because it is being presented on a Sunday. While Sunday is normally a holiday, Parliament will function as usual for the Budget presentation.
India's Union Budget is presented on February 1 each year, a practice that began in 2017. The idea behind this change was to give Parliament enough time to discuss, approve and put Budget proposals into action before the new financial year begins on April 1. Earlier, Budgets were usually presented at the end of February.
A similar situation arose in 1999, when February 28 fell on a Sunday. To avoid presenting the Budget on a holiday, then Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government, presented it a day earlier on February 27, a Saturday.
Until 1999, Union Budgets were presented in the evening, around 5 pm. This practice came from British colonial times, when announcements were timed to suit working hours in London.
Yashwant Sinha changed this tradition by presenting the Budget at 11 am. Since then, 11 am has remained the standard time for Budget presentations in India.
