The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two alleged shooters and says it has foiled an extortion-driven shooting plot against a prominent Delhi businessman and a planned attack on a well-known Bollywood actor, officials said on Saturday.

Source: IANS

The first accused, Vikas Thakur alias Vicky, a resident of Jalandhar in Punjab, was arrested in Delhi. Police alleged that he had travelled to the capital to carry out a targeted shooting of the businessman on the instructions of a foreign-based gangster. Following his arrest, police traced and arrested the second accused, Deep alias Deepak Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, from Mumbai.

Source: Nation Press

The operation was carried out by teams led by Inspector Pankaj Chauhan and Inspector Suresh Chand Chaudhary under the supervision of ACP Vivek Tyagi. DCP Special Cell (New Delhi Range) Nara Chaitanya said Thakur had allegedly been assigned by a gangster operating from abroad to target the Delhi businessman as part of an extortion attempt, and that information from the investigation led police to Deepak Singh in Mumbai.

Source: Top Indian News

Alleged Bollywood plot and the Mad Sandhu link

Police alleged that Deep had been directed by the foreign-based gangster to stay on in Mumbai and attack a prominent Bollywood actor, citing as the alleged motive the actor's alleged remarks dating to 1984. The actor has not been named in official communications. Police also alleged that Deep, along with an associate identified as Palwinder alias Kaka, was involved in the October 3 murder of Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu in Amritsar; Palwinder was later arrested by Punjab Police, while Deep allegedly fled to Mumbai and had been evading arrest since then. All of these are police allegations and have not been proven in court.

Police said Thakur's alleged criminal record dates to a 2019 snatching case and that he later associated with several criminal networks, allegedly arranging resources and recruiting members for contract-based assignments. Deep, police said, had earlier worked as a truck driver and helper.

A case under Section 25 of the Arms Act, arising from an FIR dated November 3, has been registered at the Special Cell police station in connection with Thakur's arrest; Top Indian News reported the FIR number as 261/2026.

Both accused are in custody and being questioned, police said, as investigators work to establish the chain of command behind the alleged plots, identify the foreign-based gangster or gangsters involved, and trace any other operatives. Punjab Police coordination is expected in view of the Amritsar murder case.