Tiger Shroff Firing Case: 13th Accused Remanded to Police Custody
A 22-year-old woman has been arrested in the Tiger Shroff firing case. The MCOCA court remanded her to police custody until November 16.
The investigation into the shocking Tiger Shroff firing case has intensified as the Mumbai Crime Branch apprehended another suspect. A special court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in Mumbai has remanded the 13th accused in the case to police custody until November 16.
Woman Arrested from Haryana
The latest arrest involves a 22-year-old woman who was picked up by the Mumbai Crime Branch from Karnal, Haryana. Following her arrest, she was produced before the special MCOCA court, which granted the police custody request to facilitate further interrogation regarding the shooting incident that occurred on October 18.
A Growing List of Suspects
With the addition of the woman from Karnal, the total number of individuals arrested in connection with the attack has now reached 13. This follows the recent apprehension of the 12th accused, identified as Amar, who was arrested in Sonipat, Haryana.
Amar was produced before the special MCOCA court on October 31. While the prosecution had requested 15 days of police custody, the defense argued that physical custody was unnecessary. The lawyer, Ajinkya Mirgal, noted that the allegations against Amar primarily concerned financial transactions made via QR codes, information that could be retrieved directly from banking institutions. Consequently, the court granted custody until November 6.
MCOCA Invoked Against All Accused
The Mumbai Police have escalated the severity of the case by invoking the stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) against every person arrested so far.
Originally, the case was registered on October 19 by the Detection of Crime Branch, Criminal Investigation Department (DCB-CID) under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), as well as Sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act. However, on October 27, the competent authority granted permission to apply MCOCA under Section 23(1)(a), leading to the addition of Sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2), and 3(4) of the Act to the charges.
Recapping the October 18 Attack
The incident unfolded around 7 pm on October 18 in the Juhu area of Mumbai. Actor Tiger Shroff had just finished a football session and was leaving a football club when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle.
- The Actor: Tiger Shroff escaped the attack unharmed.
- The Victims: The actor's driver sustained injuries during the firing, and a bystander was also wounded in the chaos.
Following the initial registration of the case on October 19, the Mumbai Crime Branch took over the probe to uncover the conspiracy behind the attack.