Tiger Shroff firing: Accused shooters’ jammed pistol misfired in hotel room

Two shooters, Rehan Ansari and Phool Singh, were arrested in connection with an incident where a bullet struck the wall of Tiger Shroff's hotel room in Andheri (East) on October 18. According to sources, the two had arrived at the RR Residency hotel on October 14 using fake Aadhaar cards under the names Ankit and Mandeep Man. They booked a room for Rs 1,500 per day but left on October 18 without informing staff.

CCTV footage showed the accused leaving the hotel through a rear exit at 4:12 pm on October 18. An additional accused, Hritik Mehto alias Roshan, was also spotted at the hotel. The police suspect the accused had practiced shooting in a forest near Mumbai before the incident, and one of their pistols jammed when they attempted to remove a stuck bullet in the hotel room. The pistols have not been recovered, and the accused threw them away while fleeing Mumbai.