Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh resident Pradeep Sharma (20) alias Golu, arrested on Saturday in connection with the firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s Juhu residence on February 1, had introduced the shooter to Lawrence Bishnoi gang associates, alleged police.On Sunday, Sharma was produced before the holiday court, which remanded him in police custody till April 1.Sharma, a school dropout, was tracked to Agra under the Bah police station jurisdiction and apprehended in a joint operation by the Mumbai Crime Branch and Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Saturday. Sharma is the 14th accused to be arrested in the Shetty bungalow firing case.During the probe, police learnt that Sharma was arrested in a firing case in Rajasthan in 2025. “After he was released on bail in January, the Bishnoi gang contacted him and asked him to arrange for a shooter. Sharma said he introduced them to Deepak,” said the crime branch official.On February 1, Deepak travelled to Mumbai and allegedly shot at Shetty’s residence. Police said five rounds were fired outside the building and one bullet struck a glass panel.Police said Sharma was arrested for conspiracy in the firing case. “At the time of the incident, Sharma was not present in Mumbai.” Sharma went into hiding and changed his contact details. He was caught after Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Lakhmi Gautam supervised a team, including additional commissioner Shailesh Balkawade, DCP Raj Tilak Roshan and others, that traced his location through technical surveillance.Police are still trying to find who got the contract to supply the weapon.
