Mumbai: Bollywood and Mumbai woke up to a terrifying news on Sunday as five rounds of gunshots were fired outside renowned director and producer Rohit Shetty’s 10-storeyed residence Shetty Tower in Juhu.
The ‘Singham’ director was at home at the time of the firing, which took place between 12.40 and 1 am, according to officials. However, there was no report of injuries.
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi later claimed responsibility for the firing.
The gang said in a post on social media that multiple gunshots were fired as a warning to the Shetty.
Not just Shetty, the Bishnoi gang sounded a warning to “the entire Bollywood.”
Shubham Lonkar, Arju Bishnoi and Hari ‘Boxer’ Hasan Sambhu were the ones to claim responsibility for the firing. According to Bishnoi gang members, they had warned Shetty several times not to interfere in their work, but he did not pay heed.
They added that Sunday’s firing served as a “small trailer” to convey their message, and if he still fails to understand, the next shot would not be fired outside, but inside the bedroom.
The statement in Hindi read: “Ram Ram, Jai Bajrang Bali sabhi bhaiyon ko. Aaj Mumbai mein (Shetty Tower) film director Rohit Shetty ke ghar par jo firing hui hai, uski zimmedari Shubham Lonkar, Arju Bishnoi aur Hari Boxer Hasan Sambhu lete hain. Humne inhe kai baar message kiya tha ki hamare kaam mein dakhal na dein, lekin inhe baat samajh nahi aayi. Isliye yeh ek chhota sa trailer diya gaya hai. Agar aage bhi inhone hamari baat nahi samjhi, toh agla shot ghar ke bahar nahi, balki bedroom mein chalega.”
“Yeh unke seene par aur aage poore Bollywood ke liye ek warning hai,” the note concluded.
The Bishnoi gang had earlier targeted superstar Salman Khan, with whom they have a long-standing feud. The other celebrities targeted from the Hindi film industry include AP Dhillon, Badshah, Kapil Sharma and Munawar Faruqui.
