Tiger Shroff Accused arrested:Police has got a big success in the firing case related to Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff. All three accused have been arrested in Kota, Rajasthan. These include three accused aged 17, 18 and 22, who were absconding in connection with the firing incident on actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Juhu area of Mumbai.
#WATCH | Firing on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff: Three accused have been arrested by Rajasthan’s Kota Police. Two are residents of Haryana and one of Bihar. The Kota City Police team apprehended them from a train, Kota SP Tejaswani Gautam confirmed to ANI (Visuals from Kota SP Office)
In a joint action, Rajasthan Police and Anti Gangster Task Force caught all three near Kota railway station. It is alleged that after the firing incident, all three were running away from Mumbai to Delhi where the police caught all three at Kot station in Rajasthan.
All three accused identified
According to reports, the arrested people have been identified. The accused include 17-year-old Kishore, a resident of Sonipat district of Haryana, 22-year-old Hrithik Kumar alias Roshan, a native of Begusarai district of Bihar, and 18-year-old Rehan of Sonipat, Haryana.
According to the information, Hrithik Kumar lived in Andheri West area of Mumbai and worked as a Rapido driver. At the same time, it has been told about the minor accused that he used to work as a potter. The police are now interrogating all three and investigating other aspects related to the case.
This is how the accused were caught at Kota railway station.
According to information received from Rajasthan’s Anti Gangster Task Force, the three accused were caught by the police when the train reached Kota railway station. It is being told that after the firing incident, he had taken a train from Vasai, Mumbai, so that he could get out of the city.
The train by which information about his travel has come to light, is Pune-Jaipur Superfast Express. This train runs between Pune and Jaipur and stops at several stations on the way including Kalyan and Vasai Road. The police got help in taking action on the basis of clues related to the exit and travel of the accused from Mumbai.
Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating the case.
Mumbai Police had initially registered a case of attempt to murder against three unidentified people in the firing case involving Tiger Shroff. Later the investigation was handed over to Mumbai Crime Branch. According to news agency PTI, the police is investigating the role of the accused in this case and all aspects related to the incident.
After the incident, a post also appeared on social media, in which the Lawrence Bishnoi gang allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack. However, the police did not confirm the authenticity of that post. Therefore this claim cannot be considered as a fact proved in the investigation.
Tiger Shroff safe in firing, driver was shot
According to police, two men allegedly opened fire at the actor as he was leaving the ground on Sunday and then fled from the spot. Tiger Shroff was not seriously injured in this incident, while his driver Firdous Ibrahim Baloch was injured by the bullet.
Gunshots fired near #TigerShroff’s car… Glad he’s safe https://t.co/Zj4vXAWuN8
After the incident, the police also recovered the motorcycle allegedly used in the crime. The registration of the vehicle is being checked in Mumbai. Apart from this, the police is scanning the CCTV footage of the incident spot and surrounding areas to trace the activities of the accused and their escape route.
The accused were also seen at Andheri railway station
According to details related to the investigation, before their arrest in Kota, the three accused were seen at Andheri railway station in Mumbai on Monday night. It is alleged that after leaving the motorcycle, he tried to leave Mumbai by train.
According to news agency ANI, Mumbai Police has registered an FIR in the case under sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Indian Judicial Code and sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act. Mumbai Crime Branch is further investigating the case.