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A Mumbai Police team which took custody of three individuals involved in firing gunshots at actor Tiger Shroff's car stayed overnight here with them despite obtaining their transit remand. The team, which obtained the requisite permission Monday evening, decided to stay in Kota to avoid travelling at night. It will return to Mumbai on Tuesday. Ramswaroop, the SHO of Railway Colony Police Station where the three have been kept, said a tight vigil was mounted in the night. "Since the incident is very serious, security is being maintained as per the usual procedure. I was here throughout the night. The CCTV cameras are directly connected to the police headquarters," he said. Local police nabbed the three individuals in the general coach of the Pune-Jaipur Superfast Express at Kota Railway Station on Monday morning. Two were identified as Ritik, alias Roshan, from Begusarai, Bihar, and Rehan from Haryana's Sonipat. The third is a juvenile. Kota city police handed them over to Mumbai
Three men suspected to be involved in the firing at actor Tiger Shroff were detained in Rajasthan's Kota from a train coming from Mumbai on Monday, a police official said. "The three suspects have been detained by Kota city police today at Kota station," the official told PTI. Three unidentified assailants opened fire at Shroff's car in Mumbai's Juhu area on Sunday evening. The actor escaped unhurt, while his driver and another person were injured. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to a viral social media post, but police have yet to verify its authenticity.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the Mumbai Police would track down those involved in the firing incident targeting actor Tiger Shroff and their handlers, asserting that such acts would not be tolerated. The police have obtained important leads about the identification of the accused and will arrest them soon, Fadnavis told reporters in Nagpur. The accused were operating from outside Maharashtra, possibly from abroad, he said, adding that the police would coordinate with other states and seek assistance from central agencies to track them down. "We will also track down their handlers, who hide elsewhere and send instructions from there," the CM assured. Unidentified assailants opened fire at Shroff's car in Mumbai's Juhu area on Sunday evening. The actor escaped unhurt, while his driver and another person were injured. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to a viral social media post, but police have yet to verif
The Mumbai Police have issued a notice to Bollywood actor Imran Khan, an American national, directing him to leave India by October 28 for allegedly violating provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, officials said on Thursday. The action comes after the actor, nephew of superstar Aamir Khan, participated in an agitation on October 10 in Mumbai, where protesters demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the police official said. During the demonstration, the police had also briefly taken the actor into custody. "Imran Khan holds foreign citizenship and is not an Indian national. Under relevant provisions of the Foreigners/Immigration Act, foreign nationals are prohibited from participating in political protests or political activities on Indian soil," a police official said. A formal notice directing the actor to leave the country by October 28 has been served on him, and he has received a copy, the police said. Further administrative procedure
The Mumbai police have registered 13 FIRs between July 18 and July 22 in connection with the ongoing protests on charges of unlawful assembly and violation of prohibitory orders, booking 400 people, officials have said. Cases have been registered at different police stations, and notices were issued to those named in the FIRs, following which they were allowed to leave, officials said on Wednesday. Mumbai has been witnessing protests in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party-led students' agitation in New Delhi. While demonstrations were staged at various places, including Shivaji Park, Chaityabhoomi, Chembur and Shiv Sena Bhavan, no permission had been granted, an official said. On July 19, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray addressed a gathering organised at Shivaji Park to protest against fasting activist Sonam Wangchuk's transfer to Safdarjung Hospital from the Delhi Jantar Mantar protest site. The Mumbai police have also initiated action over a protest held at ...
Mumbai Police have arrested 367 persons wanted in various criminal cases during a special drive conducted between January and March this year, an official said on Thursday. Among those arrested, 18 accused were on the run for more than 20 years, whereas 302 were absconding for at least five years, an official said. The operation was launched under the direction of police commissioner Deven Bharti, he said, adding that many of the arrested accused were using fake identities and living in other states. The Azad Maidan Police Station traced an accused who had been absconding since 1987, while the N M Joshi Marg Police Station nabbed a person in a case dating back to 1988. Both had been living under assumed names outside Maharashtra, the police official said. The drive involved coordination between multiple police stations, use of crime-mapping tools and checks on suspected networks. Such drives would be carried out periodically to clear the backlog of pending cases, the official add
Mumbai Police on Thursday rescued 19 persons including 17 children from a studio in Powai area while the man who had held them hostage succumbed to bullet injuries sustained during the operation, officials said. Rohit Arya, who had released a video statement during the hostage drama that went on for about an hour, was shot by police when he tried to harm the children with an air gun and later died at hospital, an official said. "All the children are safe," said Satyanaranyan, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order). Arya had apparently called the children -- boys and girls around 15 years old -- for an audition for a web series, the official said. Besides an air gun, Arya was carrying some chemicals, he added. Initially, police did not mention that there had been a firing during the operation. Police received a call at about 1.45 pm about a man holding children hostage inside R A Studio in Mahavir Classic building, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Datta Nalawade. Powai p
In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mumbai on Wednesday, the police have banned the use of drones, paragliders, remote-controlled microlight aircraft, all types of balloons and kites near the airport and nearby areas in the western suburbs. The PM is scheduled to address the Maritime Leaders Conclave and chair the Global Maritime CEO Forum at India Maritime Week 2025, being held at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon East. Officials said the prohibitory order issued by the Mumbai police will be in force till Wednesday midnight. According to the order, a large number of VIPs are expected to attend the programme. During the high-profile event, terrorists, anti-social elements may launch attacks using drones, paragliders, remote-controlled microlight aircraft, it said. The order said there is a likelihood of breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquillity and so there is grave danger to human life, health, safety and injury to public property. Considering th
Mumbai police have registered a case against unidentified persons in connection with the bomb threat email sent to the Bombay High Court, an official said on Saturday. A case has been registered at Azad Maidan police station under section 353 (1) (whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, false information, rumour, or report, including through electronic means) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said. He said that the police were trying to trace the sender's IP address and location. The High Court administration received a bomb threat email on Friday afternoon, which led to the suspension of hearings for nearly two hours. However, it turned out to be a hoax as nothing suspicious was found on the premises. In the email, the sender mentioned a bomb blast in the building. After a thorough search, people were allowed entry, and the court resumed its functioning.