2 minors detained in Disha Patani house firing case

Two minors have been detained by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on Friday in connection with the firing incident at the residence of Bollywood actress Disha Patani in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, on September 12.

According to officials, the two had conducted a recce of Patani’s residence prior to the incident. The movements of the accused were captured on CCTV cameras and later identified by the counter-intelligence unit of Delhi Police.

“They were lured through social media and inducted into the gang. This was their first major assignment in order to establish themselves within the network,” an officer said, adding that the duo are currently being interrogated.

Earlier on Thursday, Delhi Police had released photos of two absconding shooters identified as Nakul and Vijay.

Earlier this week, two active members of the Rohit Godara–Goldy Brar gang were gunned down in an encounter with the Delhi Police Special Cell, Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), and Haryana STF. The deceased were identified as Ravinder, a resident of Kahni in Haryana’s Rohtak, and Arun, from Sonepat. Both had participated in the firing at Patani’s house.

The firing took place at the actor's residence in Bareilly and during the incident, his father and sister both were present inside. Following the incident, gangster Goldy Brar claimed responsibility of attack. According to screenshots of Brar’s social media post circulating online, he claimed that the firing was a protest against alleged remarks made by Patani and her sister about two religious figures: Premanand Maharaj and Aniruddhacharya.