A special court on Friday denied bail to Vicky Gupta, one of the alleged shooters involved in the firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's Bandra residence in April. Special Judge BD Shelke, presiding over cases under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), rejected Gupta's bail plea, though the detailed order is yet to be released.
Gupta was arrested along with others following the incident that took place outside Galaxy Apartments on April 14, where he and co-accused Sagar Pal allegedly opened fire while riding past on a motorcycle. In his bail plea, filed through lawyers Amit Mishra and Pankaj Ghildiyal, Gupta claimed he was influenced by the persona of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, as portrayed in the media. He stated that he felt "magnetically attached to the principles" followed by Bishnoi, who is known to be an ardent admirer of Bhagat Singh.
