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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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
