The fifth accused, Mohammad Rafiq Choudhary, arrested from Rajasthan, had conducted reconnaissance not only at Salman Khan's residence but also at the homes of two other Bollywood actors, according to the Mumbai Crime Branch officials.
Accused Rafiq Chaudhary, arrested from Rajasthan, had done a recce of the actor Salman Khan's apartment building on April 12 and had also made a video of it and sent it to Anmol Bishnoi, brother of jailed Lawrence Bishnoi, Mumbai Crime Branch said on Tuesday.
The report said that Canadian police are investigating the links of the alleged shooters to three additional killings in Canada. The Police are expected to share details later Friday (local time). Nijjar was killed outside the Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18.
The Mumbai Police on Saturday invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against all the accused arrested in connection with the firing incident outside superstar Salman Khan's Bandra residence.
A look-out notice has been issued against Anmol Bishnoi, younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with the firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's residence, Mumbai Police said.
In the case of firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence, Mumbai Crime Branch has recovered strong evidence against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi, and hence, both are the main conspirators and have been made the most wanted accused.
The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a sharpshooter and an active member of the infamous Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar crime syndicate, officials said on Tuesday.
Escalating the probe into the firing case at Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence, the Mumbai crime branch on Saturday said that three new sections have been added to the FIR against the accused.
Mumbai Police on Saturday said that it received a threat call from an unknown person who informed that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's man was going to come to Mumbai and carry out a major incident.
Sharing details, police said that the accused had booked a cab in the name of Lawrence Vishnoi from Galaxy Apartment, the house of actor Salman Khan, to the Bandra Police Station.