The 11th accused detained in connection to the assassination attempt of Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff is identified as Pranjal Thakral, a 22-year-old engineer out on bail.
Thakral was arrested from Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Friday. He was released on bail in March. Thakral was accused for carrying out an attack on a bussinessman in Panipat based on Pandit’s instructions. Immediately following his release, he began to contact Pandit for his next assignment thcih involved an attack on Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu.
The probe revealed Pranjal executed the shooting at the behest of mastermind Anil Pandit and sourced the second pistol used in the attack.
The police say Anil Pandit who is suspected to be operating from the US as a part of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, planned the attack and tasked Pranjal for the execution involving arrangement of arms used for the assassination and funds for logistics.
The probe further revealed Thakral used a secret messaging app to establish a communication. An analysis of the chats and his financial transactions is expected to lead the probe ahead.
As the probe deepend, investigators further learnt Salman Khan was their real target. However, after finding it difficult to reach the Bajraangi star, they conducted a recee of other major stars including Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Akshay Kumar. The Mumbai police also revealed that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang spent a month conducting a recee in the vicinity of Amir Khan residence in Bandra prior to their attack on Shroff.l
So far 11 arrests have been made in the October 18th firing that targeted the Baghi actor while he was leaving Pushpa Narsee Park in the evening following a football game.