Tiger Shroff firing case:Four accused remain in police custody until October 28; probe focuses on arms supply and conspiracy

A Mumbai court has remanded four accused in the firing case involving Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff’s car to police custody until October 28. The accused have been identified as Kunal Sanjay, Sumit Saroliya, Radha Verma and Babita Rao. According to the police, the four allegedly played a role in supplying the weapons used in the firing and in the conspiracy behind the attack. The Mumbai Crime Branch had sought their custody until October 31, but the court granted it only until October 28. Investigators are now tracing how the weapons were purchased and transported to Mumbai, while also probing the network allegedly involved in the attack. Police probing links in the purchase and supply of weapons According to an Aaj Tak report, police allege that Kunal and Sumit had travelled to Amritsar to procure weapons. Radha and Babita, meanwhile, are accused of helping transport the weapons to Mumbai by train and deliver them to the attackers. Police are investigating these roles. According to police, photographs, videos and data related to weapons were recovered from the accused’s mobile phones. The investigating agency is verifying this digital evidence. Police say the Signal app was used for communication between the accused and was allegedly deleted. Investigators are working to establish the accused’s contacts with one another and their roles based on the data recovered from the phones. Claim of weapon-related conversations found in voice notes According to the report, voice notes recovered from the accused’s mobile phones contain conversations about the purchase and delivery of weapons, as well as instructions to send them back after the firing. Police claim that the accused were acting on Anil Pandit’s instructions and had helped provide weapons to those who carried out the firing. However, these allegations are yet to be established through the investigation and judicial process. Police told the court that further questioning of the accused was necessary. The investigating agency wants to match their statements with information obtained from those arrested earlier. Police also need to determine the respective roles of those allegedly involved in the plan to purchase the weapons, deliver them to the attackers and send them back after the incident. Defence opposed police custody During the hearing, the defence opposed extending the accused’s police custody. According to the report, defence lawyer Ajinkya Mirgal argued that it was not necessary to keep the accused in continuous police custody solely for questioning. He said the accused could also be questioned about the other co-accused while in judicial custody, with the court’s permission. The police, on the other hand, argued that data recovered from the accused’s mobile phones had to be analysed and that they had to be questioned while being confronted with the co-accused arrested earlier. After hearing arguments from both sides, the court extended the police custody of all four accused until 28 October. The police had sought custody until 31 October. Tiger Shroff’s car was fired at in Juhu on 18 October The incident took place on 18 October. Bike-borne attackers opened fire at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai’s Juhu area. According to reports, the attackers fired five to six rounds at the car before fleeing on a motorcycle. The motorcycle allegedly used in the attack was later found abandoned in the Andheri area. Tiger Shroff escaped unhurt in the incident, while his driver and another person were injured. Police have registered a case under relevant legal provisions, including attempted murder and the Arms Act. The investigating agency is now probing the role of those who carried out the firing, as well as the alleged weapons supply network and other people involved in the conspiracy. 11 arrests so far, investigation underway Eleven accused have been arrested in the case so far. Four of them are Kunal Sanjay, Sumit Saroliya, Radha Verma and Babita Rao, whose police custody has been extended until 28 October. The roles of the other accused arrested earlier, as well as their contacts, are also being investigated. The investigation is primarily focused on the purchase of the weapons, transporting them to Mumbai, providing them to the attackers and piecing together the links in the evidence connected to them after the crime. The police will take further action in the case based on interrogation and analysis of digital evidence.