Tiger Shroff firing: Lawrence Bishnoi operative Randeep Malik under police scanner

Security agencies investigating the shooting incident involving actor Tiger Shroff have turned their scrutiny towards Randeep Malik, a United States-based senior operative linked to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

The focus on Malik comes despite another gang member, Anil Pandit, circulating social media claims and an audio recording taking credit for the attack. Investigators believe Pandit and the suspected shooter, identified as Rehan, both operated under Malik’s direct instructions until recently.

Police are preparing to interrogate Lawrence Bishnoi, who remains lodged in Gujarat's high-security Sabarmati Central Jail, along with his brother Anmol Bishnoi, who was brought back to India following his arrest in the US and is currently held at Delhi’s Tihar Jail.

The chain of command behind the attack

Investigators are looking at how overseas operatives attempt to orchestrate attacks in India while senior leadership remains behind bars. According to security sources, Malik sits within a senior planning tier that oversees target selection, finances and logistics.

Pandit, originally from Panipat in Haryana, reportedly fled India through illegal migration channels after the 2022 murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, eventually making his way through Canada to California. Malik allegedly trained Pandit in running covert communication hubs, specifically handling voice-over-IP networks known as "dabba calls" that bounce audio across multiple phone setups to mask the caller’s real location.

While Pandit was recently assigned an operational role linked to Anmol Bishnoi's wing, recruitment and orders for foot soldiers reportedly still trace back to Malik. Rehan, who authorities say was previously assigned by the duo to carry out a shooting in Sonipat, was allegedly recruited with promises of overseas passage similar to Pandit's route to the US.

Syndicate structure and security response

Law enforcement agencies describe the overseas apparatus as an informal network of handlers attempting to keep the syndicate active from safe havens abroad. Alongside Malik and Pandit, authorities have monitored overseas figures including Aarzoo Bishnoi, Harry Boxer, Shubham Lonkar and Harman Sandhu across jurisdictions extending from North America to parts of Europe.

Indian authorities have steadily tightened security measures around high-risk targets and intensified cross-border tracking of fugitives. Central agencies are compiling operational links between the overseas communication channels and local executioners to build formal extradition and prosecution dossiers against operatives coordinating violence from abroad.