Tiger Shroff attack handlers relayed TV news updates to shooters: Report
Shooters who attacked actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai were reportedly receiving real-time police investigation updates via messaging apps based on television news reports. The suspects, linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, used this information to evade capture before being arrested in Rajasthan.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the security risks posed by real-time media coverage during active criminal investigations and the potential for organized crime groups to exploit public information.
The shooters who allegedly attacked actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu on October 18 were being told how far the police investigation into the case had progressed reportedly based on what news channels were showing.According to an Indian Express report, that information gave the attackers an edge in their bid to dodge the police after they fled on a motorcycle after firing at the actor’s car, an attack that injured two, including Shroff’s driver.At one point, when their photographs from videos of the shooting were flashed on TV, one of the shooters received a message, “your faces are out, get out of there,” Mumbai Police sources quoted in the report said.Tiger Shroff escaped unhurt in the attack outside a park in Juhu.
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