Tiger Shroff firing: 'Attackers received Rs 50,000 in advance, conducted recce of actor’s movements'

The three men suspected of opening fire at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai were arrested at Rajasthan’s Kota railway station on Monday morning, police said.

According to reports, the accused were travelling by train from Mumbai towards Delhi when they were apprehended in a joint operation involving the Mumbai Police, Rajasthan Police and railway police.

Two of the accused have been identified as Ritik, from Bihar, and Rehan, from Haryana. The identity of the third suspect, who is reportedly a minor, is being ascertained.

Quoting police sources, a Hindustan Times report said the three suspects had collectively received Rs 50,000 in advance to carry out the attack. Investigators are also probing their possible links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which has reportedly claimed responsibility for the shooting.

The incident took place near Pushpa Park, within the jurisdiction of Juhu police station in Mumbai’s western suburbs. Shroff escaped unhurt, while his driver and an autorickshaw driver sustained injuries.

An ANI report, quoting Crime Branch sources, said the suspected shooters had conducted a recce of the actor’s movements before the attack. They were reportedly aware that Shroff regularly visited the Juhu football ground on Sundays and had monitored his movements to time the shooting.

Following the attack, the suspects allegedly abandoned their motorcycle near Andheri West railway station and boarded a train towards Borivali.

According to PTI, the Mumbai Police shared inputs with their Rajasthan counterparts, following which Kota Superintendent of Police Tejaswani Gautam dispatched a team to the railway station. The Railway Protection Force was also alerted, and the three suspects were apprehended from the general coach of a Pune–Jaipur train.

The Mumbai Police have registered a first information report (FIR) under Sections 109(1) (attempt to murder) and 3(5) (acts done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant provisions of the Arms Act.