Gangster Anil Pandit, who had claimed responsibility for the firing on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff has been named as a wanted accused in the case, police told a court on Thursday as it remanded four arrested persons to police custody till October 26.
The Crime Branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday produced Kunal (21) and Sumit (19), both hailing from Haryana’s Sonipat district, and Radha (23) and Babita (23), both from Uttar Pradesh, before the Esplanade Magistrate’s court here. After hearing both sides, the court remanded the four accused in police custody till October 26. On Wednesday, the court remanded Rehan alias Sukka, from Sonipat in Haryana; Ritik Kurmi alias Roshan, originally from Begusarai in Bihar and living in Mumbai; and Phool Singh from Haryana to police custody till October 31.
The firing on Shroff was carried out at Pandit’s instructions, and he has been named as a wanted accused in the case, the police told the court. These four accused had supplied a weapon to the shooters, the police said.
The investigators sought police custody of the four arrested accused, stating that they had actively participated in the conspiracy with those held earlier in the case.
