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Three shooters nabbed at Kota Railway station in Tiger Shroff firing case; Bishnoi gang link under probe

Jaipur, Oct 19 (UNI) Three shooters, reportedly linked to the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, have been nabbed at the Kota railway station, in a joint action of Kota Police, GRP and Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Rajasthan, in connection with their alleged involvement in the Tiger Shroff shooting incident in Mumbai on Monday morning.
Tiger Shroff was shot at while leavign in a car at Juhu in Mumbai.
The trio that includes a minor, was apprehended at the Kota railway station on tip off from the Mumbai Police Crime branch, Kota Superintendent of Police Tejaswini Gautam told the media in Kota.
"The Deputy Superintendent (Crime) Mumbai Raj Tilak Roshan informed me this morning that the three criminals were travelling by Pune Jaipur Express that is scheduled to reach Kota station by next 15-20 minutes," Gautam said.
"Teams of local police, from the Railway Colony Police Station, the GRP and the other nearby police stations were mobilised and they swung into the action by surrounding the train as soon as it reached Kota shortly after 10:00 am. The accused shooters were found in a general bogie of the train and they were taken into custody within the next five minutes", the SP added.
The accused are identified as Rehan, a minor juvenile, the main accused who allegedly shot at the Bollywood actor's car, and Hritik, a resident of Begusarai (Bihar), were later handed over to the chasing Mumbai Police team that reached Kota within hours after the arrest, she said.
Soon after shooting at Shroff's car in Mumbai on Sunday evening, the trio boarded the train as per the paln to reach Jaipur and proceed further to New Delhi by bus. From Delhi they were to flee Nepal, Gautam added.
About their background, the SP said that Rehan and the juvenile were daily wagers and Hritik Kumar of Bihar presently lives in Mumbai and used to drive motorbike for Rapido.
About criminal links with Lawrance Bishnoi gang, she said one Anil Pundit is an opertive of the Lawrence gang and Rehan was in contact with Anil Pundit who played an anchor's role in the incident. No weapon was recovered from them, she said, adding that the Mumbai police would investigate further.
Appreciating the good work done by the police teams, the SP said "I will recommend their names to the Director General of Police (DGP) to grant them an appropriate reward."
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