Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Thursday, 22 October questioned how jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi could publicly claim responsibility for the firing incident targeting Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff via social media, saying the situation was 'very confusing' and demanded a formal inquiry. Sule's remarks came as Mumbai Police Crime Branch produced four more accused before Killa Court on transit remand in the case.

What Supriya Sule Said

Sule said she was 'surprised' by the claims attributed to Bishnoi. 'I was surprised because your news channels and newspapers say that Lawrence Bishnoi is in jail. Yet, he is tweeting himself and declaring, ‘I take responsibility for this.’ It is hard to comprehend how a person inside a jail can take responsibility like this. It is very confusing. Given how everyone is being intimidated, we will demand an inquiry into how someone sitting inside a jail can do all this,' she said.

Her remarks highlight a broader concern that has surfaced repeatedly in high-profile gang-related cases in India — the apparent ability of incarcerated individuals to continue orchestrating and publicising criminal activity from behind bars, a pattern critics argue points to serious lapses in prison administration and digital surveillance.

Key Developments in the Case

On Thursday, the Mumbai Police Crime Branch brought four additional accused — two women identified as Radha and Babita, and two men named Kunal and Sumit — to Killa Court on transit remand. Three of the initial accused had been arrested at Kota railway station in Rajasthan within hours of the 18 October attack.

According to police sources, the accused reportedly practised shooting at a location near Mumbai prior to the attack. A misfire also allegedly occurred while they were testing the weapon inside their hotel room in Andheri.

Tiger Shroff Was Not the Original Target

Investigators revealed during preliminary questioning that the accused had originally intended to target a different Bollywood celebrity. When the planned target proved inaccessible, they reportedly shifted focus to Tiger Shroff. The accused allegedly learned through social media reels posted by Tiger's fans that the actor did not have police protection at the time, and used that information to plan the attack.

Preliminary questioning also indicated that the assault was intended to 'spread fear in the industry,' according to police sources.

The 18 October Attack and Gang Claim

On the evening of 18 October, three motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at Tiger Shroff in the Juhu area of Mumbai. The actor escaped without injury, though his driver was injured in the incident. Within hours, a video circulated on social media in which a man identifying himself as Anil Pandit claimed to represent the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and said the firing was a warning to Tiger to stop associating with actor Salman Khan.

What Happens Next

With four more accused now in custody and demands growing for an inquiry into prison communication channels, investigators face pressure on two fronts — cracking the operational network behind the attack and explaining how claimed social media posts from an incarcerated gangster continue to surface. The case is being closely watched as part of a wider pattern of alleged Bishnoi gang activity targeting Bollywood figures linked to Salman Khan.