- Bihar family denies Rithik is their son.
- Accused Rithik arrested in Kota, linked to Bishnoi gang.
- Police investigate Rithik's identity, finances, and appearance change.
The case involving firing at Tiger Shroff has thrown a new challenge for the investigators as the elderly couple the Bihar Police zeroed in on in Begusarai has said that the accused was not their son.
The Bihar Police has reached Ram Babu Mahto in Dumri village, who runs a grocery store, based on the Mumbai Police inputs.
Begusarai SP Maneesh said that Rithik had been working in Delhi for a food catering agency before he shifted to Mumbai three months ago. According to a report by NDTV, Ram Babu Mahato's wife told local media that the photograph brought by the police to identify Rithik was not of her son.
She urged the cops to ascertain the identity of the accused and find her son, with whom they had lost touch for some time.
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Rithik was arrested along with two shooters, Phool Singh and Rehan, from Rajasthan's Kota while trying to flee to Nepal.
Rithik was reportedly living at a rented accommodation in Mumbai's Andheri and didn't have a permanent job. He used to ride bikes for Rapido and had bought the bike involved in the incident on September 12 for Rs 24,500 through a friend.
Rithik had allegedly promised to get the bike transferred in his name but failed to provide the required documents.
As per a report by The Indian Express, the police are now investigating whether he altered his appearance to avoid being detected. When he arrived in Mumbai, he had long hair but trimmed it 10 days before the crime, the report added.
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The cops are now analysing his financial transactions to ascertain how he got the money to purchase the bike. Rithik was deployed by the Lawrence Bishnoi group to ride the bike with shooters onboard. He reportedly joined the Bishnoi gang one year ago.