Mumbai police recover weapons in Tiger Shroff firing case

The Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police has recovered two firearms and 10 cartridges from Surat in Gujarat during the investigation into the shooting near actor Tiger Shroff. Officials made the recovery on Friday after tracking the logistical trail of the weapons used in the attack. The recovered items have been sent for forensic examination and ballistic testing to match them with empty shell casings retrieved from the crime scene. Three suspects identified as Rehan R, Phool Singh, and Ritik Kurmi alias Roshan remain in police custody till October 31 after being arrested in Rajasthan and brought to Mumbai. Ten persons have been apprehended so far from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana. According to police, the suspects destroyed two mobile phones during the evasion. The attack occurred on October 18 when at least two men fired five to six rounds at the actor's car in the Juhu area of Mumbai before speeding away on a motorcycle. The motorcycle was later found abandoned in Andheri. While Tiger Shroff escaped relatively unhurt, his driver and a bystander sustained injuries in the incident. Police have registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act for attempt to murder. Authorities have also named gangster Anil Pandit as a wanted accused in the case. Pandit, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang believed to be operating from the United States, earlier claimed responsibility for the attack in a social media post.

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High-profile shooting cases involving film personalities often draw intense scrutiny from law enforcement agencies due to the involvement of organized crime syndicates. Investigations of this nature typically rely heavily on technical surveillance, forensic ballistics, and inter-state police coordination to trace weapon supplies and apprehend suspects operating across state borders.