Salman house firing case: Accused dies by suicide  

Anuj Thapan, 32, one of the two arms suppliers in the firing case outside actor Salman Khan's house has died by suicide.

The incident took place on Wednesday while he was in police custody.

Anuj Thapan, who was arrested from Punjab on April 26, went to a toilet attached to the police lock-up at 11 am and took the extreme step, sources said.

He stayed with 10 other inmates in the lock-up, guarded by four-five policemen.

He and another accused, Sonu Subhash Chander, allegedly gave the weapons used in firing outside the 'Tiger Zinda Hai' actor's Mumbai home on April 14.

What drove Anuj Thapan to suicide is under investigation, sources said.