After Mumbai, Delhi and Haryana, the scope of the probe into the attack on actor Tiger Shroff widened to Gujarat’s Vadodara on Wednesday, after the police arrested a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Two men opened fire on the actor’s car from the front, while the third waited on a motorcycle in Mumbai’s Juhu on Sunday night. In a close shave for the actor, an attacker’s gun jammed when he pointed it at him. Shroff escaped unhurt. The three attackers were arrested in Rajasthan’s Kota as they tried to escape to Nepal via Delhi. From Delhi and Haryana, the Delhi Police Special Cell arrested four people, including two men, for acquiring and transporting the weapons used for the attack. The Gujarat gangster, identified as Ankit, was the eighth person to be arrested as the authorities unravelled the conspiracy behind the assassination attempt. Two more were arrested later. Police have accused Ankit of playing a crucial part in the plot to kill the actor. They have also uncovered alleged financial transactions involving Ankit, Nepal, and Anil Pandit.
6-7 shots were fired at the vehicle, injuring the driver and a bystander. READ | 2 More Arrested In Tiger Shroff Shooting Case, Taking Total To 10 The accused was produced before the Gohana court for transit remand.
