A man who allegedly put the shooters in the Tiger Shroff firing case in touch with gangster Anil Pandit, an alleged operative of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has been arrested in Haryana’s Sonipat, according to the reports.
The man has been identified as Sameer. Further details of the arrest, and of any statement he gave to police, have not been disclosed.
Pandit, who claimed the responsibility for the attack on the actor, is based in California, United States, and is believed to be running his gang from there.
Sameer is the latest person taken into custody in the case. Kota City Police detained three alleged shooters within 24 hours of the incident. On Monday, October 19, a minor, Hrithik Kumar and Rehan were picked up at a railway station while traveling on the Pune-Jaipur Express.
Kota Superintendent of Police Tejaswini Gautam stated that the preliminary questioning revealed that the three had planned to go to Delhi and then flee to Nepal. She also said Rehan had earlier been in contact with Pandit.
The three were produced before a judge in Kota later on Monday, October 19, and sent on 48-hour transit remand to Mumbai Police. They appeared before the judge at his residence under security, then were taken by Rajasthan Police for medical examination at MBS Hospital in Kota. The arrests were carried out jointly by Rajasthan Police and Mumbai Police.
Kota Additional Superintendent of Police Subhash Chandra Mishra told the media that the accused were handed over to Mumbai Police after the medical examination. He said Mumbai Police had obtained the transit remand and were taking them away after their own medical check.
The attack took place around 7 p.m. Sunday, October 18, in Juhu, after Shroff played football with colleagues. The accused allegedly fired at the actor’s car. Shroff was not hurt by the gunshots, but his driver was injured.
A case has been registered under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act.