New Delhi/Rohtak, Oct. 20 -- Anil Pandit, who had no significant criminal record before leaving India in 2023, is now suspected of operating from California and helping the Lawrence Bishnoi gang coordinate extortion demands and attacks on celebrities and businessmen in India, Delhi Police said on Monday. Police said he's now wanted in more than 12 cases of extortion in Haryana. Pandit, who's in his early 30s, has claimed responsibility on social media for firing at actor Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai's Juhu on Sunday evening. The actor was inside the car when three assailants came in front of his car and fired at him. Shroff escaped unhurt, but his driver and a fan, who was near the car, suffered bullet injuries. The actor rushed his driver to the hospital after the men fled on a bike. According to the crime branch, Pandit, a resident of Rai Kalan village in Haryana's Panipat district, left India around 2023 and had no significant criminal record. Police said that he has become involved in coordinating criminal activities from abroad since leaving the country Hinting that Pandit orchestrated the attack and recruited local youths to execute it, a senior police officer said, "As per the initial investigation, arrested accused were not in direct contact with Anil Pandit as they were contacted by a third person on the behalf of Anil Pandit". Pandit is alleged to be using threats and shootings to intimidate celebrities, artists and businessmen and demand protection money in the name of the Bishnoi gang. According to police officers, Pandit primarily operates from California and is associated with other alleged syndicate members, including Harman Sandhu, Harry Boxer, Shubham Lonkar, and Randeep Malik. Investigators suspect that he helps coordinate extortion demands and attacks carried out by shooters in India. After the Sunday incident, Pandit and his associate Harman Sandhu released audio messages and social media posts claiming responsibility for the attack and issuing warnings to members of the film industry against associating with certain people or defying the syndicate, officers said. Pandit has also been linked by investigators to the June 2026 firing outside 24HS Fitness, a gym owned by Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa in Delhi's West Delhi area. Pandit allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack. The Delhi Police Crime Branch subsequently arrested the alleged shooters. Pandit is wanted in the case, and a non-bailable warrant has been obtained against him, police officers said. The case is being investigated by the Crime Branch's NDR unit. He has also been linked to a targeted shooting involving Haryanvi singer Diler Kharkia's vehicle in Bhiwani, Haryana. The alleged shooter was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch in coordination with the Sonipat Special Task Force, according to police officers....