MUMBAI: The Panvel town police of Navi Mumbai which submitted the 350-page chargesheet before a magistrate court on June 21 in connection with the firing at Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai has said that during the investigation into the case, it came to light that Rs 25 lakh 'supari' (contract) was given by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to his gang members to attack the actor.

A police official on Tuesday told media people citing the chargesheet filed that the accused involved in the alleged conspiracy had planned to attack and kill Salman Khan during a movie shoot. He said that the chargesheet was against five arrested accused namely, Dhananjay Tapsing alias Ajay Kashyap (28), Gautam Bhatia (29), Vaspi Mehmood Khan alias China (36), Rizwan Hussain alias Javed Khan (25) and Deepak Hawasing alias John (30) in the high-profile case who added that Bishnoi, his brother Anmol Bishnoi, Sampat Nehra and Goldy Brar have been shown as wanted accused in the case, the official said.

Two men arrested in connection with firing at Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai had conducted a recce around the actor's house at least three times before executing the plan on April 14, a senior crime branch officer said on Tuesday. The duo Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), originally from Chamaparan in Bihar, were apprehended from Mata No Madh village in Gujarat's Kutch district by a team of Mumbai police. 

Investigation revealed that the two motorcycle-borne shooters had rented a house for a month at Navi Panvel in Raigad district, some 40 km from Mumbai, where Salman Khan has a farmhouse. The gang planned to use sophisticated weapons, including AK-47, from Pakistan for the attack, the official said.

According to the police, Lawrence Bishnoi and Sampat Nehra gangs had deployed around 60 to 70 members to monitor Salman Khan's movements as part of efforts to conduct recce at his Bandra residence, Panvel farmhouse, and film shooting locations. Following specific information about the plot to kill Khan, a case was registered against 17 identified accused and others at Panvel Town police station on April 24.