Attack on Tiger Shroff: Five more arrested, being brought to Mumbai

The Mumbai Police has arrested five more persons in connection with the attack on actor Tiger Shroff in the city, reported ANI on Wednesday.

While four of the accused persons were arrested from Delhi, one was held in Haryana. The police were bringing them to Mumbai and they will be presented before a court on Thursday, an unidentified official was quoted as saying by the news agency.

On Sunday, Shroff escaped an assassination attempt as miscreants shot at him. Two persons, including the actor’s driver, were injured in the attack.

In a purported audio clip shared online, Anil Pandit, an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed responsibility for the attack. He said that Shroff was on the group’s target list as “he was not heeding our directions” and “was working with” actor Salman Khan.

Bishnoi, who is in jail in Gujarat, has repeatedly threatened to kill Khan.

On Monday, the Rajasthan Police arrested three persons from Kota in connection with the firing. They were identified as Rehan, Ritik Kurmi and Phool Singh, reported Bar and Bench. A Mumbai court on Wednesday remanded them to the custody of the Mumbai Police Anti-Extortion Cell until October 31.

Of the four arrested in Delhi, Radha and Babita were picked up at the New Delhi Railway Station on Tuesday, while Kunal and Sumit were held in Haryana’s...

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