Ten suspects have been arrested so far in connection with the case involving the residence of Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff and a shooting incident. Meanwhile, a significant revelation has emerged from the Mumbai Crime Branch’s investigation. During police interrogation, the accused—Ritwik, Rehan Ansari, and Phul Singh—admitted that they had practiced firing weapons while hiding in the dense forests of Mumbai’s Aarey Colony. According to the accused, these shooting practice sessions lasted for 3 to 4 days, continuing for an average of 2 to 2.5 hours each day. It was only after completing these preparations that they carried out this deadly act on Sunday evening. He has claimed that a few days before the incident, he heard the sound of three rounds being fired in that area.
The shooters informed the police that, in the initial phase, they practiced firing using an air gun. Later, one of them fired two rounds and another fired one round using a real pistol. They had obtained the actual weapons used in this firing incident from a hotel on October 17. After acquiring the weapons, all three of them went to a deserted, forested area in Aarey Colony that same evening to practice firing. Shooters were in constant contact with their handlers:
The Mumbai Police suspect that the handlers alerted the shooters after their faces were revealed following the incident on October 18, when the event was broadcast on TV news channels. The Mumbai Crime Branch has discovered that the attackers were in constant touch with their handlers through phone calls and messages. They were even receiving continuous instructions and updates from their handlers while the incident was unfolding. According to police sources, the shooters remained in contact with their handlers even after carrying out the incident. It was also the handlers who informed them that their photographs and identities had appeared in the media, and advised them to flee the location immediately.
