Kota Police of Rajasthan has claimed that three accused have been detained in connection with the attack on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff on Sunday.
The three accused will soon be handed over to Mumbai Police, who will interrogate them in detail.
According to Rajasthan Police, one of these accused has been found to have connections with a person named Anil Pandit.
Anil Pandit is said to be related to Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The police have not yet recovered any weapons from the accused.
According to the police, one of these accused is also a minor. Two accused are from Sonipat.
Kota City Superintendent of Police Tejaswini Gautam gave information about this in a press conference.
Tejaswini Gautam said, "On Monday morning we received information from Mumbai's DCP Crime that the three accused who fired at Tiger Shroff were traveling by train and were going to reach Kota in some time."
Tejaswini Gautam said, "Kota Police teams took immediate action and caught all three from the train in just 15 minutes. Mumbai Police team has reached Kota and all three will be handed over to Mumbai Police."
He said, "Accused Rehan Ansari is a resident of Sonipat, Haryana. Hrithik is a resident of Begusarai, Bihar and has been living in Mumbai for some years. Apart from these, a minor has also been detained."
SP Tejaswini Gautam told the media, "These accused were traveling in the general coach of a train running between Pune and Jaipur."
He further said, "Immediately after the attack, they boarded a train from there to Jaipur. The plan was to escape from Jaipur to Delhi by bus and from Delhi to Nepal."
According to the police, the accused have told during initial interrogation, "Anil Pandit is a member of Lawrence Gang. Rehan had come in contact with him. Rehan took a minor from Sonipat with him and he went to Mumbai and carried out this attack."
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, "Three accused have been arrested in the Tiger Shroff case. All three had fled from Mumbai after the shootout. From Surat, they took a train to Jaipur. When they were going towards Jaipur, Mumbai Police tracked them and contacted Rajasthan Police to seek their help."
He said, "With the help of Rajasthan Police, they were caught in Kota. All three are in custody. After completing the proceedings there, they will be brought to Mumbai. After bringing them to Mumbai, the case will be further investigated. The police has taken action very quickly. Mumbai Police will not stop without reaching the root of this case."
There is talk of Bishnoi gang taking responsibility for the firing on actor Tiger Shroff. Journalists asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis about this, to which he responded.
Devendra Fadnavis said, "There is no need to be afraid of any such gang. This is the work of cowardly people. They themselves sit somewhere hidden and keep issuing threats from there."
He said, "Despite this, we take every threat seriously and act on it. Mumbai Police has shown that it will not stop until such criminals are caught."
Will Mumbai Police try to take Lawrence Bishnoi into custody? In response to this question, Devendra Fadnavis said, "Police have already started the process of taking him into custody. Action is going on. That is why I said that wherever their masters are sitting, we will take action."
Unidentified assailants opened fire on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai on Sunday evening. His driver was injured in this incident.
According to BCC News Marathi, there is a report of firing incident within the limits of Juhu police station in Vile Parle West, Mumbai. Mumbai's West Zone-2 Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mohit Garg has confirmed the firing incident involving Tiger Shroff.
According to Mumbai Police, two people have been injured in the firing, including Tiger Shroff's driver Firdaus. He was shot in his left hand.
According to DCP Mohit Garg, "Tiger Shroff is safe. He has not been shot and is not injured."
DCP Garg said, "This incident happened around 7 pm. According to preliminary information, he had come for some personal work. After the work was over, when he was leaving, this incident happened."
