MUMBAI: Mumbai Police have arrested a 12th accused in the firing case involving actor Tiger Shroff after investigators traced suspicious money transfers to his bank account, with the accused being handed over to the city crime branch for further questioning.The accused, Aman, a resident of Rohna village in Haryana, was apprehended by a team led by ASI Veerpal of the Crime Unit in Kharkhoda after police received information about money being credited to his account.During the investigation, police found that Kunal, another accused from Rohna village, had deposited money into Aman’s account.Investigators also detected transactions of Rs 5,000 each from several other accounts. Police are probing the source and purpose of the transfers and Aman’s alleged role in the case.Aman was subsequently handed over to Mumbai Police for further investigation.
11 accused already in police custody
The arrest comes a day after a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court remanded 11 accused, including two women, to police custody till November 6.The crime branch has invoked MCOCA in the case, alleging that the firing was part of an organised crime conspiracy.The firing took place in Mumbai’s Juhu area on October 18, when assailants allegedly opened fire near a football ground where Shroff had been playing.The actor escaped unhurt, while his driver and another person sustained injuries.Police have alleged that the attack involved a wider network responsible for arranging weapons, coordinating the operation and handling financial transactions.Investigators are continuing to probe the roles of the accused and the alleged links between them.
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