‘Fear still hangs over Bollywood’: Ram Gopal Varma on Tiger Shroff’s attackers’ arrest

The Bishnoi gang behind the attack on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff is accused of carrying out the incident for financial gain, consolidating their power, and instilling terror, as stated by the Mumbai Police in a remand application seeking custody of the accused. This motive aligns with previous cases, including Salman Khan's shooting, the murder of Baba Siddique, and the firing incident involving Rohit Shetty.

A social media post and an audio clip suggest the gang targeted Shroff due to his proximity to Salman Khan and his disregard for the gang's prior warning. The gang has connected its past attacks, including the Siddique murder and the Shetty firing, to Salman Khan's network as well. The remand application classifies the attack on Shroff similarly to these other incidents.

The police further claim that the attackers had scouted residences of influential individuals in the city prior to the attack and intended to flee abroad afterward. They were apprehended in Haryana's Sonipat and brought before an Esplanade court, where they sought custody till October 31 for further investigation into their involvement in the planning, connections with a wanted individual named Anil Pandit, and obtaining of the firearm used.

Police informed the court that two of the accused were in contact with Pandit, while the defense attorney argued that evidence from the hotel room where the accused allegedly practiced firing had already been recovered by the police. The attorney suggested that the custody of the accused might not be necessary, given the established link between the arrested individuals and the wanted accuser.

The court granted the police's request to keep the three accused in police custody until October 28 for further investigation and examination.