Firing at Salman Khan’s house: Accused commits suicide in lockup

Anuj Thapan, one of the prime accused in the firing at Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s house, allegedly committed suicide in a Mumbai Police lockup on Wednesday, officials said.
The incident took place shortly before noon at the Crime Branch lockup where the accused Thapan was lodged for investigations after he was sent to police custody till May 8.
A policeman raised alarm as soon as he found Anuj hanging inside his cell with the help of a bed sheet.
He was rushed to the nearby St. George Hospital in a critical condition but the doctors delcared him dead, sending police into a tizzy.
Anuj, 32, along with Sonu Bishnoi, was arrested from Punjab on April 25 for allegedly supplying the arms and ammunition used for the firing outside Salman Khan’s Bandra house on April 14.