Three accused in the firing case involving actor Tiger Shroff’s car have been remanded to police custody until October 31 by the Esplanade court in Mumbai. The three were produced before the court after Mumbai Police brought them from Kota in Rajasthan on Wednesday.
The accused were brought to Mumbai by road early Wednesday and taken to GT Hospital for a mandatory medical examination upon arrival, a police official said. Following the check-up, police escorted them to the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) office of the Mumbai Crime Branch for interrogation.
The accused have been identified as Rehan alias Sukka, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana; Ritik Kurmi alias Roshan, originally from Begusarai in Bihar and currently living in Mumbai; and Phool Singh, from Haryana.
Kota city police handed the three accused over to Mumbai Police, which formally arrested them. A magistrate in Kota had granted transit remand to enable police to bring them to Mumbai.
Meanwhile, advocate Ajinkya Mirgal arrived at the AEC office on Wednesday morning and informed officials that he would represent the accused as their defence counsel.
At least two men allegedly fired gunshots at Shroff’s car in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening before fleeing on a motorcycle. The actor escaped relatively unhurt, while his driver and a bystander sustained injuries.
According to Mumbai Police, the assailants fired five to six rounds at the car. Police later found a motorcycle allegedly used in the shooting abandoned in Andheri.
After the incident, the accused allegedly fled to Surat, where they boarded a train bound for Jaipur. They were then supposed to travel to Delhi by bus before fleeing to Nepal.
Mumbai Police have registered a case under the provisions relating to attempt to murder and the Arms Act.
According to police, Rehan was in contact with Anil Pandit, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The gang claimed responsibility for the attack in an unverified social media post.
On Tuesday, the Delhi Police Special Cell arrested four more people, including two women, in connection with the firing case. Police suspect that the four were acting on the instructions of Anil Pandit, a gangster operating from abroad, an official had said earlier.
The four accused have been identified as Kunal, 21; Sumit, 19; Radha, 23; and Babita, 23. Police apprehended them in Delhi and Haryana.
According to police, Kunal allegedly collected a pistol and 20 rounds of ammunition from Amritsar on Anil Pandit’s instructions, while Sumit accompanied him. Radha and Babita allegedly travelled to Mumbai with the weapon.
Police said they were still ascertaining the motive behind the shooting.
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