Tiger Shroff Attack: Mumbai Police Provides Security Amid Investigation

Tiger Shroff, who was attacked by three assailants on Sunday after a football match in Juhu, has been provided with police security by the Mumbai police. Previously, the actor had no security cover. The three accused have been taken into custody on Monday, and they were handed over to the Mumbai police in Kota. Before the attack, Tiger did not receive any threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who claimed responsibility for the incident. Currently, the investigation is underway. Besides Tiger, security outside Salman Khan’s residence has been beefed up.

Times Now sources reveal that  did not have any security cover earlier, which allegedly made him an easy target. Police sources shared that the investigation so far suggested that the main motive may have been to spread fear and extort money. However, the actual reason is yet to be revealed.

The Mumbai Crime Branch held a press conference on Monday to address the incident and share details of the investigation so far. DCP Raj Tilak Roshan told reporters, “We don’t have anything on record that Tiger Shroff has received prior threat calls about this incident. We have started an investigation, and in due course we will come to know about the larger conspiracy in this case. We are following the SOPs and earlier court orders related to such cases. We have three accused now; two are from Haryana, and one is from Bihar. No minor accused in this case. We are following the SOP of providing security to the VIPs as per their threat perception, and we are following the SOP.”

He further shared, “The social media post about claiming responsibility for the firing incident on Tiger Shroff is a subject matter of verification for us, and we will investigate this. We have come to know (through CCTV verification) that the accused were at the spot for around 15 mins even after the incident. We don’t have any information about prior threats received by the Shroff family. A total of 5 rounds were fired during the incident by the accused.”

After the attack, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister  went to meet Tiger at his residence in Mumbai. The actor, according to sources, told him that he doesn’t have any enemies and never received any prior threats.