Firing at Rohit Shetty's residence: One more person arrested; 5 held so far
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested one more person in connection with the firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence in Mumbai, an official said on Thursday.
The accused, identified as Asaram Fasale, a resident of Pune, was apprehended by the Mumbai police, he said.
The police suspect that Fasale provided the weapon used in the crime to the shooter, as per officials.
At least five rounds were fired at the first floor of Shetty's nine-storey building in Mumbai's Juhu area at around 12.45 am on Sunday. One bullet struck the glass of a gym located in the building.
With Fasale's arrest, five persons have so far been taken into custody in the case, an official said, adding that the search for the shooter was underway.
Fasale's name cropped up during the interrogation of the other arrested accused persons, he said.
He will be produced before a court later in the day along with the other four accused, whose five-day police custody ends on Thursday, the official said.
During the investigation into the firing incident, it came to light that all the accused persons were in contact with Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar, who is shown as a wanted accused in the case.
Lonkar is also wanted in the case of NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder and an incident of firing at actor Salman Khan's house, the official said.
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No need for guv: DMK leader Kanimozhi
Chennai (PTI): Senior DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Friday reiterated her party’s opposition to the office of the governor amid uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu after a fractured election mandate.
Speaking to PTI Videos, Kanimozhi emphasised that the DMK’s demand for the abolition of the governor’s post remained unchanged, especially as questions arise over constitutional propriety during the current political transition.
"Our position that we do not need a governor at all is something the DMK has never changed at any point in time," she said.
When asked about the governor’s actions following the election results—particularly the delay in inviting the leading party to form the government—Kanimozhi pointed to what she described as the "inherent friction" between the office of the governor and the political interests of the state.
She said the current situation "raises a lot of questions" and requires introspection regarding constitutional procedures.
Kanimozhi described the election results as lacking a "clear mandate", which she identified as the primary reason for the prevailing political uncertainty in the state.
"What the people decide is supreme," she said, adding that while the mandate was not decisive, it must be respected.
The Thoothukudi MP attributed the ongoing delays and "many confusions" to the absence of a decisive majority for any single party.
She firmly dismissed rumours about the DMK potentially supporting the AIADMK from outside to help stabilise the government.
She described such reports as mere "speculation" and "rumours".
"We can’t be responding to every rumour," she said, declining to comment on the AIADMK’s claims regarding its numbers to form the government.
The political situation in Tamil Nadu remains fluid as stakeholders await the governor’s next constitutional step in an Assembly where no party has secured a clear majority.
The DMK and AIADMK—both of which suffered significant losses to the TVK—are reportedly exploring tactical manoeuvres to navigate the hung Assembly.
The TVK, with 108 seats and the support of Congress’s five MLAs, is still short of the majority mark. The DMK and AIADMK secured 59 and 47 seats, respectively.
