In another major action, the joint operation by the Mumbai Crime Branch and the Indore Crime Branch led to the arrest of 11 people in the Tiger Shroff firing case. Law enforcement has arrested Pranjal Thakran, a 22-year-old engineering student.
Thakran is a resident of Haryana's Sonipat and, according to police, had arrived in Indore five days ago for his brother's paralysis treatment.
The Mumbai Crime Branch got the intel on him, and after establishing his role and ascertaining his location, they contacted the Indore Crime Branch on Thursday night seeking assistance with the arrest.
Reportedly, eight Indore Crime Branch officials along with 4 from Mumbai raided the premises he was present in and arrested him.
What was his role?
The police suspect he played a key role in the attack and had supplied the weapons used in the crime. He not only helped coordinate resources for the shooters but also managed communication channels and provided other logistical support.
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According to a report by News18, he was in direct contact with key facilitators linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
The latest arrest has opened the gates for the investigation to proceed into the possible larger conspiracy, as cracking the weapon supply link remains the most detrimental part of the investigation.
Thakran is also the seventh accused in the case to have links with Haryana's Sonipat. The accused having links to Sonipat be involved in arms supply, logistical management, firing, surveillance, etc., signalling a possible clandestine network to execute the high-target operations.
Other accused from Sonipat
Kunal and Sumit: They allegedly picked up the weapons from Amritsar and persuaded Radha and Babita to transport them to Mumbai by train.
Ankit: Arrested from Baroda village, he was reportedly in direct contact with Anil Pandit. The cops have also uncovered financial transactions linked to him, Pandit and other operatives in Nepal.
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Rehan and Phool Singh: The two shooters involved in firing at Tiger Shroff at Mumbai's Juhu also belong to Sonipat.
Sameer: Sameer allegedly worked as a coordinator providing vehicles and connecting local shooters with Pandit, the gang's foreign handler and close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi.