The
state CID
on Saturday recorded the statement of three family members of
Anuj Thapan
, an accused in the firing incident outside actor Salman Khan’s house, who died allegedly by suicide in police custody, an official said.
The CID recorded the statements of Thapan’s relatives Vikram Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar and Jaswant Singh, the official said. The family members claimed the body, which will be taken to Punjab for last rites, he said.
Thapan (32), who was arrested from Punjab for allegedly supplying firearms and bullets to the arrested shooters, was found hanging on Wednesday inside the toilet of the Mumbai Crime Branch’s lock-up located in the commissionerate complex.
Crackdown continues: NIA grills shooters as Mumbai Police arrest 2 weapon suppliers from Punjab