Tiger Shroff gets police protection, bodyguards after firing incident; Bishnoi gang’s motive and extortion angle under investigation |
Tiger Shroff gets police protection, bodyguards after firing incident; Bishnoi gang’s motive and extortion angle under investigationBollywood actor Tiger Shroff has been granted police protection following the firing incident that took place over the weekend. According to the latest reports on various news agencies, the actor has been granted protection, as he reportedly had no security cover before the attack.With the shooting incident under investigation, police suspect that the absence of any security for the actor, may have made him an easy target for the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. A statement on IANS read, “The Mumbai Police Protection Branch has assigned bodyguards to Shroff, while the local police station has deployed an officer and additional personnel. The investigation is ongoing.”The local police station has also assigned a police officer and several personnel to provide security to the actor. However, the authorities have not yet clarified the specific category of protection granted.The initial investigation suggests that the Bishnoi gang’s motive was to spread fear and extort money from the actor. This is reportedly the gang’s apparent objective, based on its previous criminal activities.However, officials stressed that the investigation is still underway and the motive behind the attack is yet to be conclusively established.Three people who allegedly fired at the actor were nabbed on Monday morning from a train at the Kota station following a swift 15-minute operation while possibly on their way to Nepal from Mumbai. The trio, including Ritik alias Roshan from Begusarai in Bihar and Rehan from Haryana’s Sonipat, were picked up from the general coach of the Pune-Jaipur Superfast Express when it halted in Kota at 10.17 am, said Kota Superintendent of Police (SP) Tejaswani Gautam.The shooting targeting Tiger was captured on video, the clip showing the men firing rounds of bullets at close range at the actor’s car went viral on social media. The incident took place while Shroff was leaving a football club in Mumbai’s Juhu area in his car. While the 36-year-old, actor escaped relatively unhurt, his driver and a bystander were injured.
