4 arrested over firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s home; suspected Bishnoi gang link emerges

Four arrested in connection with gunfire at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's home, linked to Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Four persons were arrested after bullets were fired at filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s home in Mumbai on Sunday (February 1, 2026), with the initial probe pointing at their links with Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar, an accused in the Baba Siddique murder case.

The four were among the five persons detained earlier in Pune. They were brought to Mumbai, where a court remanded them in police custody till February 5, an official said.

Hours after the firing, a threatening social media post surfaced claiming that Mr. Lonkar was behind the crime, he said.

At least five rounds were fired at the first floor of the nine-storey building in the Juhu area at around 12:45 a.m. One bullet struck the glass of a gym located in the building, officials said.

Nobody was injured, and it was not known whether the filmmaker was at his residence in the Juhu area when the incident occurred in the wee hours, a Mumbai Police officer said.

Security outside Mr. Shetty’s building was stepped up following the firing, he said.