Actor-producer and self-proclaimed critic Kamaal R. Khan has been sent to police custody till January 27 after a case of use of a weapon was registered against him. While producing KRK in the court, the police said that two rounds were fired and one cartridge was found. The motive behind the firing is not yet known. KRK`s lawyer said that an unidentified man opened fire at two different flats. He said that the distance between the two buildings is 400 meters and the range of weapons is 20 meters. He shared that he doesn’t know the man. There is no acquaintance, there was no intention to fire.
Kamaal R Khan fires shots at a residential building
The incident reportedly took place on January 18, when two bullets were fired and later recovered from the Nalanda Society in Oshiwara. While one bullet was found on the second floor of the building, the other was recovered from the fourth floor. According to the police, one of the flats belongs to a writer-director, while the other is occupied by a model.
At first, cops were reportedly unable to trace the source of the firing since no clear leads were found in CCTV footage from the area. However, the forensic team helped the police, who later concluded that the bullets may have been fired from KRK’s bungalow located nearby. Consequently, he was detained for questioning. A team of police from the Oshiwara police station, along with multiple crime branch teams, are reportedly involved in the investigation of the matter.
Kamaal R Khan`s statement to police
After initial CCTV footage yielded no leads, forensic analysis suggested the shots may have been fired from KRK’s nearby bungalow. During questioning at the Oshiwara police station, KRK admitted to discharging the firearm, a licensed weapon registered in his name, and said he fired the shots while cleaning and testing the gun, aiming at a nearby mangrove area, but that strong winds caused the bullets to deviate and hit the building.
The actor was detained by the police after questioning by a Mumbai Police team, during which he confessed that the firing was done with his licensed gun.
The actor informed the police during the questioning that his intention was not to hurt anyone, and that he was just cleaning his gun. He reportedly fired the gun into a large mangrove forest in front of his house to check the functionality of the gun.
The actor further told the police that he thought the bullet would get lost in the mangrove forest. However, due to the wind the bullets travelled a bit further and struck a building in Oshiwara when he fired the shot.
