ROHTAK, Oct. 21 -- 18-yr-old held for questioning released later, family claims him as innocent

The Special Task Force (STF) Haryana has questioned an 18-year-old Class 12 student in connection with the firing incident targeting Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, with his family claiming that the youth is innocent and has been suffering from kidney ailments for several years.

The student, identified as Sameer, is a childhood friend of Sonepat's Rehan Ansari, one of the alleged shooters arrested in the case along with two others-including a minor.

A senior STF officer told HT that Sameer was called in for questioning and to identify the criminals involved in the case. He was released later. The officials said they were also examining Rehan's...