KOCHI: In the case related to shooting at actress Leena Maria Paul-owned beauty parlour in Kochi, two people were arrested by Crime Branch. The arrested were Ernakulam natives Bilal and Vipin, who fired bullets.

The crime branch said that the quotation for shooting was handed over to them by a Kasargod team linked to Mumbai underworld don Ravi Poojari.

They added that Kollam native doctor also had a role in the crime. The guns used for shooting were also recovered from the arrested. Their arrests will be recorded today.

The incident happened around 3.45 pm on December 15 when two unidentified men came on bikes and opened fire outside the parlour, which is situated near the walkway at Panampilly Nagar in the city. According to CCTV footage accessed by the police, the two men climbed up the staircase to the first floor where the parlour is located and fired at the parlour door.

The customers inside the parlour suffered no injuries and the men rode away soon after the incident.

Crime branch has found out that the aim of Ravi Poojari was to take Rs 25 crore from Leena by fraud and as the plan failed, he sent two persons to fire at the parlour.