Govinda’s revolver has been seized by police officers for additional probe.
Mumbai:
The Mumbai crime department personnel have met actor Govinda, who sustained leg accidents after his revolver by chance went off, and enquired with him concerning the incident, officers mentioned on Wednesday.
Whereas the native police have been conducting an investigation, the Mumbai crime department has additionally initiated a parallel enquiry into the incident.
Nobody has lodged any grievance on this matter to this point, police mentioned.
The accident happened on Tuesday on the Mumbai residence of the 60-year-old actor and he’s at present recuperating at a personal hospital right here.
Against the law department crew led by senior police inspector Daya Nayak visited the hospital on Tuesday and spoke to the actor concerning the incident, an official mentioned.
Govinda was alone when the incident happened at his residence within the early hours of Tuesday, he mentioned.
The actor has a licensed revolver of Webley firm and the bullet hit him close to his left knee, the official mentioned.
The revolver, which is an outdated one, was not locked and received misfired, he mentioned.
The actor’s revolver has been seized by police officers for additional probe, an official earlier mentioned.
After the incident, Govinda, a favorite with audiences for his impeccable comedian timing and dancing expertise, issued a press release informing his followers he’s doing higher.
A ruling star of Hindi cinema within the late Nineteen Eighties and early Nineties, Govinda has appeared in additional than 165 movies in his profession spanning 4 many years.
In March, a month earlier than the Lok Sabha elections, Govinda joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
This marked Govinda’s re-entry into the political panorama after practically 20 years.
The actor received the 2004 ballot battle from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency on a Congress ticket earlier than stepping away from politics in 2008.
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