Mumbai, February 18 The Mumbai police's crime branch has recovered the weapon used in the shooting at the residence of filmmaker Rohit Shetty here from the shooter, officials said on Wednesday.
The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the crime branch has so far arrested 12 accused, including shooter Deepak Sharma, in connection with the incident.
The shooter had fired five bullets at Shetty's building located in the upscale Juhu area in the early hours of February 1 before fleeing from the spot.
"The weapon used in the shooting has been recovered from the shooter and has been sent to a forensic science laboratory for a ballistic test to confirm its use in the crime," an official said.
All the accused persons arrested in the crime were working on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar, the police have said.
According to the investigators, the crime was carried out with the intent to harm the filmmaker and to instill fear and dominance.
Lonkar, who had claimed responsibility for the incident in a social media post, is also wanted in the murder case of NCP leader Baba Siddique and the shooting at the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in Bandra.
The Mumbai police have invoked stringent sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the accused, the official said.
