Mumbai: Five Arrested With Pistols and 21 Live Rounds in Andheri; Cops Suspect Celebrity on Target

Mumbai crime branch arrested five members of a gang from the Andheri area and seized seven pistols and 21 live rounds from them, police said on Wednesday, April 2, adding that they suspect a celebrity was a target of the gang. The motive behind carrying weapons is being investigated, an official told the news agency PTI.

Police suspect that the accused had planned to harm a celebrity, an official said without elaborating. Based on specific information, the crime branch team picked them up on Saturday, he said.

Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested five people from the Andheri area of ​​Mumbai and seven weapons have been recovered from them. The arrested people had come to Mumbai from different states and were planning to carry out a major crime. Further investigation is underway: Mumbai…

— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2025

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He identified them as Vikash Thakur alias Vickey, Sumitkumar Dilawar, Shreyas Yadav, Devendra Saksena, and Vivek Gupta. The official added that they hail from Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. Sumitkumar and Vikash are history sheeters.