Mother of suspect in Tiger Shroff shooting case claims son was lured, trapped

She further said she suspected that her son was given an intoxicant before he was taken.

The mother of one of the three accused in the shooting incident involving Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff has claimed that her son, Rehan, was lured and then trapped into doing the “wrong thing”.

On Sunday, three bike-borne assailants opened fire at Tiger Shroff's vehicle at around 7 pm in Juhu. The actor escaped with minor abrasions. (AFP)

On Sunday, three bike-borne assailants opened fire at Shroff's vehicle at around 7 pm in Juhu. While the actor escaped with minor abrasions, his driver and another bystander sustained injuries. Two accused from Sonipat in Haryana, and 22-year-old Hrithik Kumar aka Roshan Ramu Mahto from Bihar, have been arrested in connection with the shooting incident.

The mother of one of the accused, Rehan from Sonipat, told reporters on Tuesday that someone came to their house a few days ago and took her son along, following which she lost contact with him for 20 days, news agency PTI reported.

‘Bihar youth promised to teach him welding, promised good pay’: Suspect's mother

Shamshida said her son was learning welding work in Gurugram to help his family. “A youth from Bihar had told him that his brother does welding work in Gurugram and they will teach him too," the suspect's mother claimed, adding that her son was also promised that he would be “paid well.”

She said she did not know the person who came to the house to take Rehan. “His mobile phone was taken away. When we called (his number), it came switched off,” PTI cited Shamshida as saying.

She further said she suspected that her son was given an intoxicant before he was taken, while claiming that her Rehan was used by persons who take advantage of young people. “They are using them and getting wrong things done from them under pressure,” Shamshida claimed.

When asked if she wanted to relay a message to her son, Shamshida said, “I will say, son, what you have done is not right and (you) should never ever come under anyone's influence.”

Suspect's father says he was held under Arms Act earlier

Meanwhile, Rehan's father Raisuddin said that his son was booked and arrested in a case registered under the Arms Act earlier, and was released on bail. “He was booked in a case related to a gun a few months ago and his mother, who works in a factory, arranged bail for him,” the suspect's father said.

Raisuddin told reporters that his son, a class 9 dropout, had not lived with him in the last ten years, according to the PTI report. “.. He has been living with his mother in Devdu village,” Raisuddin said, while blaming Rehan's “friend circle” for his alleged involvement in the shooting case.