Tiger Shroff Firing: Police Probe US Linked Gangster
India-West News Desk
MUMBAI-A US-based gangster suspected of involvement in the firing at actor Tiger Shroff is being investigated for alleged links to extortion and targeted attacks across several states, while singer Anup Jalota has urged Salman Khan to apologize to the Bishnoi community to address its grievances.
Anil Pandit, a native of Haryana’s Panipat district, is suspected of operating a network from the US and coordinating with shooters in India, according to a media reports. Investigators are examining his alleged links to more than a dozen extortion and targeted attack cases in Delhi and Haryana, as well as cases reported in Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
Three shooters, two from Haryana and one from Bihar, have been arrested by Kota police in connection with the firing.
Pandit’s name had earlier surfaced during an investigation into firing outside a gym associated with singer Guru Randhawa in Delhi’s Paschim Vihar, according to reports.
A purported audio clip circulating on social media features a man identified as Pandit claiming that Shroff was targeted for allegedly ignoring warnings against working with Salman. The clip also demands an apology from Salman to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and the Bishnoi community and threatens others in the film industry associated with the actor.
Reacting, musician Anup Jalota said he was deeply saddened and said an apology from Salman could help address the community’s grievances over the blackbuck poaching controversy.
“I am very saddened by this. There is only one way to stop all this. Salman Khan should apologize to the Bishnoi community,” he said, adding,”I have said this before. It is very important that the Bishnoi community, which has been hurt, should be apologized to otherwise, the Bishnoi community will continue to be hurt. Those who work with Salman Khan will be hurt, their families will also be hurt,” he said.
He urged Salman to take a firm decision to resolve the matter.
The hostility between Salman and Lawrence Bishnoi is linked to the 1998 blackbuck poaching case in Rajasthan. The Bishnoi community considers the animal sacred. Salman has faced repeated threats over the years, including a firing incident outside his Bandra residence in April 2024. (With IANS Inputs)
