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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe personal bodyguard of Bollywood star Salman Khan has told a special court in Mumbai that the April 2024 firing outside the actor\u2019s residence was \u201can attempt to kill him.\u201dThe trial in the case began last month, with the bodyguard\u2014also the complainant\u2014deposing as the first witness.Firing outside Galaxy ApartmentsOn April 14, 2024, two motorcycle-borne men opened fire outside Khan\u2019s Bandra residence, Galaxy Apartments.As per PTI, recounting the sequence of events, the bodyguard told the court that he had reported for his regular night shift at 7 pm on April 13. Security around the actor had been tightened at the time due to threats from gangster Lawrence Bishnoi<\/a>.\u201cAt around 4 am, we heard sounds like firecrackers. I checked the CCTV and saw two persons on a bike, wearing helmets, firing towards the building,\u201d he stated.He added that the assailants fired four to five rounds.\u2018We immediately rushed out\u2019\u201cTherefore, I and the other guards immediately went outside from the main gate,\u201d the witness said, adding that the attackers fled towards the \u201cI Love Bandra\u201d point and then headed in the direction of Mehboob Studios Road.The prosecution, led by special public prosecutor Mahesh Mule, also presented CCTV footage in court showing a motorcycle arriving outside the gate, which the witness identified.Salman<\/a> Khan was inside his homeThe bodyguard clarified that at the time of the incident, Salman Khan was in his bedroom on the first floor.He asserted before the court that \u201cthe firing was an attempt to kill the actor.\u201dDuring cross-examination by defence counsel Viral Babar, the witness confirmed he was inside the security cabin when he first heard the noise. He also said he had no \u201cpersonal knowledge\u201d of the specific threats issued to the actor.Other witnesses and accusedAnother witness, a police guard, told the court that he was in the lobby during the incident and did not see the firing, but later noticed bullet shells at the spot.Police have identified the shooters as Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, who allegedly carried out the attack.Investigators further claimed that Mohammed Rafiq Sardar Chaudhari had conducted reconnaissance of the building two days prior, recording a video and sending it to Anmol Bishnoi, a wanted accused and brother of Lawrence Bishnoi.Gupta and Pal, along with other accused including Sonukumar Bishnoi, Mohd Rafiq Choudhary and Harpal Singh, are currently in judicial custody. Another accused, Anujkumar Thapan, allegedly died by suicide during police custody.Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi have been named as wanted accused in the case.<\/div>\n