Mumbai, February 16 – The legal proceedings in the Rohit Shetty firing case are gaining momentum. On Monday, the accused, Vishnu Kushwaha, was produced before a special MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999) court.
The court remanded him to the custody of the Mumbai Crime Branch until February 25, 2026. The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (Mah. 30/1999) is a law enacted by the state of Maharashtra in India in 1999 to combat organized crime and terrorism.
Earlier in the day, the Mumbai Police had identified the man who opened fire at Rohit Shetty's house earlier this month. The man has been identified as Deepak Chandra.
For those unfamiliar, five rounds of bullets were fired at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Juhu residence. The investigation by the Mumbai Crime Branch revealed that the vehicle used in the firing was sourced from Pune.
Earlier, the Mumbai Crime Branch had stated that the accused, Subham Lonkar, intended to spread terror in Mumbai and had told the arrested accused that he had to do something significant in Mumbai. The arrested accused was in contact with the absconding accused, Subham Lonkar, through a single app, and Subham Lonkar transferred Rs 40,000 to the account of one of the arrested accused.
The vehicle used in the firing belongs to a man from Pune, who sold it to Aditya Gayki, one of the arrested accused, for Rs 30,000 a few days ago. Later, Aditya Gayki and another accused, Samarth Pomaji, left the vehicle at a pre-decided location in the Juhu area of Mumbai. According to the Crime Branch, the individuals who bought the vehicle and reached Mumbai do not know who the shooter is. Later, it was Shubham Lonkar who ordered the shooter to pick up the vehicle from where it was left and fire.
