Mumbai: A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court here on Saturday remanded the 12th accused in the actor Tiger Shroff firing case to police custody till November 6.
Amar Mundiya, who was held from Sonipat in Haryana, had transferred money from his bank account to other co-accused in the case, police told court.
On Friday, the Mumbai Police arrested Mundiya and brought him to Mumbai on transit remand as the investigation into the October 18 shooting incident continues.
The prosecution argued that his police custody was essential to trace the source of the money and examine the digital applications used by the accused to facilitate transactions.
After the hearing, lawyer Ajinkya Mirgal, while talking to ANI, said, "In the Tiger Shroff firing case, the 12th accused, Amar, was arrested from Sonipat and brought here on a three-day transit remand. He was produced before the special MCOCA court today, where the prosecution sought 15 days of police custody. However, the argument was that physical custody was not required, as the allegations relate to financial transactions through QR codes, and the relevant information can be obtained directly from banking institutions. After hearing the argument, the court granted police custody until the 6th."
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After reviewing the case diary and considering the severity of the charges under MCOCA, Special Judge Pradhan ruled that Mundiya's presence in police custody was necessary for further investigation and remanded him until November 6.
The firing incident and probe
Two shooters fired five rounds at Shroff's car as he was leaving a football ground in Mumbai's Juhu area on October 18. While the 36-year-old 'Baaghi' actor escaped largely unhurt, his car driver and a bystander, who is a vlogger, were injured.
Members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the firing. Police have named jailed gangster Bishnoi's aide Anil Pandit as a wanted accused.
Twelve persons have been arrested in the case so far. They were apprehended from different places in Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana.
The police on October 27 invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the accused.
According to the police, the MCOCA provisions were added to the Detection of Crime Branch, Criminal Investigation Department (DCB-CID) case, originally registered on October 19 under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act.
(With inputs from PTI & ANI)
