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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Woman gang-raped in firing range area near Mhow in MP; search on for two men
Mhow (MP) (PTI): A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men in a firing range of the Army near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, a police official said on Wednesday.
The incident took place late afternoon on Tuesday at the Berchha field firing range, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by the rape survivor, a case has been registered against two persons at the Badgonda police station. The accused duo is absconding and a search operation is underway to trace them, the official said.
Talking to PTI, Indore Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) Yangchen Dolkar Bhutia said, "We have registered a case and are investigating it from all angles. We have inspected the crime site and have searched for the probable routes using which the accused could have escaped. Till now, nothing concrete has been found in the case."
"As per the statement given by the victim, the accused were in the age group of 25 to 35. Since it is a deep forest area, no CCTV cameras are installed there," he said.
"We have activated our informers' network in the area and investigation is going on to ascertain the identities of the accused," the SP added.
Badgonda station house officer (SHO) Prakash Waskale said the Berchha field firing range belongs to the army, which deploys its personnel there only when firing practice is underway.
At present, firing is not scheduled to be held there, he said.
