How two bullets found inside two Lokhandwala flats led Mumbai Police to Kamaal R Khan

What began as a mysterious discovery of two ‘projectiles’ found in two separate apartments, one on the second floor and the other on the fourth, of a building in the posh Lokhandwala neighborhood of Mumbai. ended with the arrest of actor Kamaal R Khanpopularly known as KRK, on Saturday.

The incident took place at the Nalanda building in Andheri (west) on January 18. Writer-director Neeraj Kumar Mishra and model Prateek Baid, who were staying on the second and fourth floors of the building, respectively, told police that they had heard a sound that sounded like someone firing a gun and then found a “bullet” inside their house.

Oshiwara police registered an offense under the Weapons Act and launched an investigation. At first, the case was so open that police labeled the objects “projectiles,” pending forensic verification.

Police later obtained confirmation that the “projectiles” were indeed bullets, albeit of low caliber, indicating that they were relatively less lethal. Depending on where the bullets were found, the police began looking for possible places where the bullets would have had to be fired to land inside the two apartments. Forensic experts also assisted the police.

A police officer explained that the search was simplified by the layout of the area: right next to the Nalanda building was an expanse of mangroves, followed by open land. Right next to the ground was a bungalow where Kamaal R Khan resided.

Meanwhile, another team began checking registered gun owners in the area to see who had access to a firearm that matched the caliber of bullets found. It was then that the team discovered that Khan had registered his firearm at the Oshiwara police station.

“Given that his house was in the range from where the bullets could have been fired and that he possessed a firearm of similar caliber, we suspect his involvement,” an officer said. Based on this, Khan was taken to Oshiwara Police Station for questioning on Friday.

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According to the police, during interrogation, Khan allegedly confessed that he was testing his licensed gun near the window when the bullets were unintentionally fired. Police are now checking whether Khan has all the necessary documents for the firearm, which has already been confiscated.

Khan will be produced before a court where the police will seek his custody.

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