Five Arrested in Rohit Shetty Firing Case; Shooter Still at Large
Mumbai police have arrested five individuals linked to the firing outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Juhu residence, including Asaram Fasle, accused of supplying the weapon used. The shooter remains at large. The attack involved five rounds of 7.62 mm bullets and is believed to be orchestrated by gangster Shubham Lonkar of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, reportedly aiming to intimidate Bollywood personalities. Investigations continue, with police custody extended for further probe and efforts to trace the shooter ongoing.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is negative (31/100). Lens Score 43/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, freepressjournal, zeenews, hindustantimes, news18, news18, theprint, freepressjournal, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 15 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (30–35/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 5 Feb, 08:55 am. Other outlets followed.