India, March 22 -- A key accused in the firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Juhu residence was arrested on Saturday from Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 14.

The accused, Pradeep Sharma alias Golu Pandit, was apprehended from Agra with assistance from the Uttar Pradesh's Special Task Force (STF), police said.

According to investigators, Pandit played a crucial role in the conspiracy by facilitating the hiring of shooters, providing logistical support, and connecting them to the absconding prime accused Shubham Lonkar.

Five rounds were fired outside Shetty's residence in the early hours of February 1. Police said Pandit will be booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and produce...