Shocking details emerge from the Mumbai Crime Branch’s deep dive into the gunfire assault on Rohit Shetty’s Juhu property. Twelve arrests mark progress, with the latest six held till February 25, as confessions unravel a tale of manipulation and mafia ties.
At the helm of recruitment stood Vishnu Kushwaha from Uttar Pradesh, who ensnared his team with fervent Hindutva narratives and dreams of easy money. Deepak Sharma led the shooters, backed by Sunny and Sonu Kumar, all groomed under mastermind Shubham Lonkar.
Vishnu, a Bishnoi gang fixture, selected from a pool of unemployed agitators in UP and Haryana – social media stars posing with pistols. He funneled payments and pledged fortunes, capitalizing on their admiration for underworld icons like Lawrence.
Training suspicions swirl around Deepak’s sharpshooting prep, probed relentlessly by Crime Branch and UP STF. The operation’s precision – phones silenced, escape to Agra-Noida with knowing shelter from Jatin and Vishal – underscores meticulous planning.
This incident lays bare recruitment blueprints: target the restless, stoke ideological fires, sweeten with shekels. It signals escalating dangers for public figures, as gangs professionalize their youth-corrupting machinery. Ongoing raids promise to sever more threads in this criminal tapestry.