"Lamba was arrested today and immediately released on bail," Additional Police Commissioner (West Region) Vishwas Nangare Patil said. Lamba, who possesses a 0.

45 bore pistol, was allegedly showing it to friend Rahul Bhatt at former's residence at Park Plaza on Yari Road when a bullet suddenly went off and travelled all the way to the Central Fisheries Education Institute, which is located a few hundreds yards away. It hit the wall of the boys hostel, before richocheting and hitting a student.

The police on Tuesday recorded Lamba's statement, in which he said that he was handling the gun and not Rahul Bhatt, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son. Lamba told police that soon after the bullet went off, he panicked and left the house with Bhatt without informing police.

On Tuesday night, police recorded Bhatt's statement, whose alleged friendship with David Headley led him to several rounds of questioning from police. Bhatt has also applied for a gun licence.

"We have confiscated Lamba's weapon and have sent it for ballistic examination. Records suggest he first owned a 0.

32 bore gun in Ludhiana, which he sold and later purchased a 0.45 bore gun in Mumbai," Addl CP Nangare Patil said.

The 0.45 bore pistol is prohibited in the entire country except Mumbai (less)