India, Feb. 20 -- Fugitive gangster Shubham Lonkar, alleged mastermind of the firing incident outside film producer and director Rohit Shetty's residence in Juhu on February 1, had promised to pay Rs.3 lakh to the four arrested accused who allegedly executed the attack, sources in the Mumbai crime branch told Hindustan Times.

"All four accused including Deepak Sharma who shot five rounds at Shetty's residence are from Agar district in Uttar Pradesh. Lonkar had promised them Rs.3 lakh for carrying out the recce and the firing. But they received only Rs.50,000 in cash," a crime branch officer said, requesting not to be identified. "We are checking if they received more money after the firing."

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