Three suspects arrested at Kota railway station in Tiger Shroff firing case

Three suspects in the firing on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff have been arrested at Kota railway station in Rajasthan, police said on Monday, in a joint operation by the Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force and the Kota City Police, The Indian Express and India TV report.

The three were intercepted on the Pune–Jaipur express (Train No. 12939) near the railway colony at around 10:17 am after an intelligence-led pursuit tracked their escape route out of Maharashtra, ABP and Mathrubhumi report. The accused were identified as 22-year-old Hrithik Kumar, also known as Roshan, of Begusarai in Bihar; 18-year-old Rehan of Sonipat in Haryana; and a 17-year-old minor, according to India TV.

On Sunday evening, three motorcycle-borne men fired five rounds at Shroff’s car near Pushpa Narsee Park in Vile Parle as he was leaving a football ground. The actor escaped unhurt, while his driver Firdos Ibrahim Baloch and a bystander, Umesh Chavan, sustained bullet injuries, The Indian Express reports. Mumbai Police have registered FIR No. 1790/2026 at Juhu police station under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act, and formed 15 teams to trace the attackers.

A social-media post attributed to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the attack; police are examining the claim and have not verified any link to the gang, The Indian Express and Mint report. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has vowed the culprits will be tracked down, while Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Shroff and assured him of full state protection.