Tiger Shroff Firing: 3 Shooters Nabbed at Kota Station While Fleeing to Nepal

Kota City Police on Monday apprehended three men accused of firing on actor Tiger Shroff’s vehicle in Mumbai’s Juhu area. They were caught at Kota Junction railway station as they tried to flee the country.

Superintendent of Police Tejaswani Gautam said the arrests came from technical intelligence and physical descriptions. The accused were on the Pune-Jaipur Express, and police received information about them at around 9:45 am.

A special team under the supervision of the Additional Superintendent of Police and Circle Officers covered the exit points and platforms, set up a cordon at the station and detained all three.

THE ACCUSED

Two of the three have been named. Rehan, alias Sukka, is 18, the son of Raheesuddin, and lives in Idgah Colony, Sonipat, Haryana. Hrithik Kurmi, alias Roshan Fighter, is 22, the son of Ramu Mahto, from Piprahi in Begusarai, Bihar, and currently lives in Andheri West, Mumbai. The third is a juvenile, who has also been detained.

According to Gautam, one of the accused is a Rapido rider, while the other two, a minor and Rehan, work as labourers in Sonipat. She said further interrogation will give more clarity.

Preliminary questioning showed the men planned to travel to Delhi on this train and then slip into Nepal. “The accused were intending to cross Rajasthan’s borders to flee abroad,” police said.

THE GANG LINK

Gautam said Rehan had earlier been in contact with Anil Pandit, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang who is suspected of operating from the US. The report does not say what that contact involved, and the police have not said the attack was ordered by the gang.

The weapons used in the firing have not been recovered, Gautam told a press conference. The accused will be questioned about them. The three are undergoing intensive interrogation, and the Mumbai Police, who have arrived in Kota, have been informed and will take custody for further legal proceedings.

THE ATTACK

The shooting took place at around 7 pm on Sunday as Shroff was leaving a football club in Juhu. The accused allegedly opened fire at his car. The actor escaped direct gunshot injuries, but his driver was hurt.

With inputs from ANI