MUMBAI: One of the three suspects detained in Rajasthan for their alleged involvement in the firing at actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai was out on bail in an Arms Act case, his father said.The suspects, including a minor, were detained from the Pune-Jaipur Superfast Express in Kota city on Monday.Kota police officials said they were planning to flee to Nepal, news agency PTI reported.Two of the accused have been identified as Hrithik Kumar alias Roshan, 22, who works as a Rapido rider and was living in Andheri West, Mumbai; and a Rehan, 18, a resident of Sonipat district in Haryana.Rehan’s father, Raisuddin, said that his son, a class 9 dropout, had earlier been arrested in a case registered under the Arms Act and was out on bail, PTI reported.“He has not been living with me for nearly 10 years. He has been living with his mother in Devdu village,” said Raisuddin, a daily wager.According to preliminary questioning, Rehan was in touch with Anil Pandit, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack in an unverified social media post, Kota police said.Three assailants opened fire at Shroff’s car in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening.The actor escaped unhurt, while his driver and another person were injured. Police said three rounds were fired at the “War” actor.According to investigators, the accused allegedly tracked Tiger Shroff’s movements and knew about his regular Sunday visits to a football ground in Juhu.They are suspected to have conducted a recce of the area before opening fire as the actor was leaving the venue.After the shooting, the assailants allegedly fled along SV Road through Vile Parle and Andheri, abandoned their motorcycle near Andheri West railway station and boarded a train towards BorivliThe Anti-Gangster Task Force and Rajasthan Police later apprehended the three accused from a train at Kota railway station while they were travelling from Mumbai towards Delhi.Investigators had also expanded the search to Gujarat amid suspicions that the accused may have crossed into the neighbouring state to evade arrest.The Mumbai Crime Branch is probing the suspected recce, the alleged escape route and whether anyone else assisted the accused(With agency inputs)
