Bihar Police are trying to confirm who a man arrested for allegedly firing at actor Tiger Shroff really is. The problem: an elderly couple that police identified as the accused's parents say the man is not their son.
Three people, including a juvenile, were arrested from a train at Kota railway station in Rajasthan. Police say they fired at Shroff in Mumbai on 18 October. Kota Police named two of them: Ritik alias Roshan, 22, from Begusarai in Bihar, and Rehan from Sonipat in Haryana. Mumbai Police have taken custody of all three.
Tiger Shroff Shooting Case: Why Bihar Police Cannot Confirm the Suspect
Mumbai Police said Ritik came from Dumri village, under Singhaula police station in northern Bihar. Acting on that lead, police in Begusarai identified Ram Babu Mahto, who runs a grocery store, as the accused's father.
But the elderly couple denied it. They said the accused is not their son. That denial has left Bihar Police unable to verify the man's background, and officers are now working to establish his real identity.
To put it plainly, the case now has two versions that do not match. One comes from the arrest and the address police recorded. The other comes from the family that police believed was connected to the accused.
What Police Have Confirmed So Far
- Three people were arrested from a train at Kota station in Rajasthan, a day after the alleged firing in Mumbai.
- Kota Police identified two of them as Ritik alias Roshan from Begusarai and Rehan from Sonipat.
- Mumbai Police said Ritik hailed from Dumri village under Singhaula police station.
- Begusarai police identified Ram Babu Mahto, a grocery store owner, as the accused's father.
- The couple police approached said the accused was not their son.
The gap matters because the entire case against the suspect rests on who he is and where he comes from. If the family's denial holds, police will need to trace his actual address and background before the investigation can move forward with confidence.
Our Take: A Verification Problem That Needs a Clear Answer
In our view, this is a basic policing problem that should not have become a public dispute. Police acted on an address and a name. When the family said the man was not their son, the lead should have been checked again before it was treated as settled.
For readers, the takeaway is simple. An arrest has been made and Mumbai Police have custody of the three accused. But the identity of one suspect is still unconfirmed. Until Bihar Police finish verifying it, the picture of who was allegedly involved in the Tiger Shroff shooting case remains incomplete.
The right move now is a straightforward one: confirm the man's identity through documents and local records, and say clearly what has been verified and what has not. That is the only way to keep the investigation credible.
Sources & References
- Original news report on the Tiger Shroff shooting case and the Bihar Police verification effort
