The attack unfolded on Sunday evening as Tiger Shroff exited a football club near Andheri West, the actor waving at fans while his driver and an autorickshaw driver were wounded in the blast.
Mumbai Crime Branch mobilised 20 specialised units immediately, recovering a motorcycle abandoned near the station and extracting digital footprints from Signal and Telegram chats to map the assailants’ movements.
Intelligence passed to Rajasthan Police led to a coordinated raid on the Pune‑Jaipur Superfast Express; the trio, all from Bihar and Haryana, were detained in a general compartment at Kota at 10:17 am.
Investigators revealed the attackers received Rs 50,000 collectively as an advance to execute the shooting, hinting at a premeditated plot to flee to Nepal, though motives remain under scrutiny.
The case now sits with the Crime Branch’s Anti‑Extortion Squad, which is probing each man’s role and recovering the firearms used, while the court is scheduled to convene for the first hearing on 15 November.