The Mumbai Police have invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), 1999, against all accused in the firing case involving actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu area.
According to the police, MCOCA provisions have been added to DCB CID Crime Register No. 143/26, 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.
The competent authority granted permission to invoke MCOCA under Section 23(1)(a) of the Act on October 27. Subsequently, Sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2) and 3(4) of MCOCA were added to the case against all the accused. Police said further investigation is underway.
Four Accused Remanded to Police Custody Till October 28
In a related development, the Esplanade Court, also known as Killa Court, in Mumbai remanded four accused — Kunal, Sumit, Radha and Babita — to police custody until October 28. They were produced before the court for the second time in connection with the firing incident.
Defence lawyer Ajinkya Mirgal Madhukar said the four accused had initially been placed on a three-day transit remand and subjected to extensive questioning during that period.
He said the police had sought an extension of their custody until October 31. However, the defence argued that investigators had already recovered relevant items, including mobile phones, SIM cards and bank debit cards, raising questions about the need for further custody.
According to Madhukar, the court granted custody until October 28 primarily to facilitate the collection of voice samples.
Police Seek Voice Sample of Accused Sumit
Advocate Vikesh Mehra, who represents accused Sumit, said the police had requested an additional four days of custody, but the court granted only two days for collecting a voice sample.
Mehra said the police allege that Sumit accompanied Kunal to Amritsar to procure weapons. However, he argued that investigators had not presented concrete evidence establishing whether Sumit had actually brought back any weapons.
The court’s decision to grant a two-day extension was specifically linked to the police’s request to obtain a voice sample, he added.
Tiger Shroff Escaped Unhurt in Juhu Shooting
The case relates to a firing incident that took place at around 7 pm on October 18 in Mumbai’s Juhu area, when actor Tiger Shroff was leaving a football club.
Shroff escaped without injuries, but his driver sustained injuries in the incident. The Mumbai Police are continuing their investigation into the case, which now includes charges under MCOCA against all the accused.