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The Unit-9 of the Mumbai Police has recovered two pistols, four magazines, and 13 live rounds from the Tapi River in Surat, Gujarat. The pistols are suspected to be foreign-made weapons, possibly of Chinese or Pakistani origin. The recovery was made after one of the accused, Vicky Gupta, identified the spot where the weapons were disposed of. The crime branch deployed skilled divers from Mumbai to locate the firearms in the river, which has a depth of 20-30 feet and a variable flow speed of 2-15 kmph. The river also has strong undercurrents, which made the recovery challenging. The crime branch launched the operation after Gupta revealed how they had escaped and discarded the firearms during interrogation.

The Mumbai Crime Branch has successfully retrieved the two firearms utilized in the shooting incident outside Salman Khan’s residence on April 14th. The guns were recovered from the Tapi River in Surat, along with 10 cartridges. The arrest of Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, the accused involved in the crime, led to the discovery of the weapons. The Crime Branch, assisted by their Surat counterparts and skilled divers, conducted a thorough search operation, resulting in the recovery of the evidence. During the investigation, it was established that the accused were instructed to discharge 10 rounds at Khan’s residence, but they ultimately fired only five before fleeing the scene.

The Mumbai police’s crime branch has made significant progress in its ongoing operation to recover firearms linked to the firing incident outside a residence. During search efforts in Gujarat’s Tapi River, authorities discovered two pistols, three magazines, and 13 bullets on April 23rd. The investigation is being led by a dedicated team including senior police inspector Daya Nayak, known as the “encounter specialist,” with the assistance of scuba divers.

The two accused in the shooting at Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence have confessed to being ordered to fire 10 rounds of bullets and having discarded the guns in the Tapi River in Gujarat. The Mumbai Crime Branch is continuing its investigation, recording statements from multiple individuals and searching for the discarded weapons.