Mumbai Police team leaves Kota with three alleged assailants in Tiger Shroff firing case
A Mumbai Police team left Kota on 20 October with three alleged assailants in the firing on actor Tiger Shroff, The Hindu reported. The police have registered a case under the provisions of attempt to murder and the Arms Act. News reports named the primary suspects as Rehan alias Sukka, Hritik Kurmi alias Roshan and a minor. The Times of India reported that Salman Khan made his first appearance since the gunfire and was seen at an airport.
Charges of attempt to murder and under the Arms Act carry serious penalties, and the move of suspects from Kota to Mumbai marks the shift from tracing to questioning. The presence of a minor means separate juvenile procedures apply.
Public attention on film figures' safety is high, and the case will test how quickly Mumbai Police can establish who ordered and carried out the attack.
Police-side reporting presents the arrests as a quick breakthrough, since three alleged assailants are already being brought to Mumbai.
The reports leave open who directed the attack and why, so the arrests alone do not answer whether the three are the full chain of people involved.
Confirmed: the case is registered and three alleged assailants are being brought from Kota. Not confirmed: motive, who instigated the attack, or the suspects' custody status. Watch for their court production and any remand order.
DailyDrop India edition No. 17 · Morning · WED., OCT. 21, 2026