Which Bollywood actor was on the target ? Police foil bid

A police team led by Inspectors Pankaj Chauhan and Suresh Chand Chaudhary, under ACP Vivek Tyagi’s supervision, first apprehended key syndicate operative Vikas Thakur alias Vicky in Delhi.

Thakur had arrived in the national capital from Mumbai to execute a targeted, extortion-driven shooting against a prominent local businessman on a foreign-based gangster’s instructions.

Following Thakur’s arrest on November 3, the Delhi Special Cell registered a criminal case against him under Section 25 of the Arms Act.

Swift intelligence-led coordination subsequently led officers to Mumbai, where they arrested Thakur’s co-accused, Deep alias Deepak Singh, preventing a major planned attack on a famous Bollywood celebrity.

Investigators revealed that Thakur hails from Punjab’s Jalandhar district, while his accomplice Deepak Singh belongs to Tarn Taran.

A fugitive foreign-based gangster originally tasked Thakur with shooting the Bollywood actor in Mumbai over the celebrity’s alleged anti-Sikh remarks from 1984.

Meanwhile, Deepak Singh was already hiding in Mumbai after fatally shooting Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu in Amritsar on October 3 on the same gangster’s orders.

While Punjab Police arrested Singh’s associate Palwinder alias Kaka for Sandhu’s murder, Singh evaded capture and took shelter in Mumbai.

The fugitive gangster instructed Singh to prolong his stay in Mumbai to help Thakur execute the planned attack on the Bollywood actor.

Recently, Thakur connected with a second foreign-based gangster, accepted an assignment to shoot a Delhi businessman, and introduced Singh to this new handler.

Thakur travelled to Delhi ahead of Singh to execute the extortion shooting, but the Special Cell intercepted both operatives before they could strike.