The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and Mumbai Police Crime Branch have arrested Pradeep Kumar alias Gaath, a notorious shooter involved in the February 1, 2026, firing at Rohit Shetty's house in Mumbai.
According to a police statement, the accused was apprehended from the Chhadami Mattha area on the Agra-Etah road under the Bah police station limits in Agra at 3:56 PM on Thursday.
The attack on Shetty Tower, the filmmaker's residence, was allegedly carried out at the behest of the notorious Shubham Lonkar gang to extort money and engender fear within the film industry and among the public.
The accused, a resident of Ashok Nagar in Agra, was motivated by the Lonkar gang's presence on Facebook and Instagram, following which he decided to target Rohit Shetty.
In preliminary questioning, the accused admitted to participating in the crime along with associates Sunny, Deepu, and Sonu to establish "dominance" in the underworld.
Pradeep is the latest addition to the list of arrests in this high-profile case, with eight other accused previously nabbed in joint operations.
Rohit Shetty is one of the most successful and popular filmmakers in the Hindi film industry, commonly known as Bollywood.
