Mumbai Police have officially registered a criminal case against three unidentified assailants in connection with the brazen firing incident targeting Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff in the western suburb of Juhu. The formal police action was initiated under stringent clauses of the newly enacted criminal code and firearms legislation after motorcycle-borne gunmen opened fire at the actor’s vehicle on Sunday evening. While the actor escaped the assassination attempt without direct gunshot wounds, the shooting left two individuals injured, prompting high-level administrative interventions, specialized forensic deployments, and an expansive inter-agency manhunt across Maharashtra.
According to senior law enforcement officials, the First Information Report was formally registered at the Juhu police station invoking Sections 109(1) for attempt to murder and Section 3(5) addressing common intention and joint criminal liability under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alongside Sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act for unauthorized possession and discharge of prohibited firearms. The invocation of these non-bailable statutory provisions provides investigative authorities with wide operational powers to detain suspects, conduct preemptive interrogations, and execute multi-jurisdictional raids to establish the identities of the three armed perpetrators.
The incident occurred shortly after seven in the evening outside a popular local sports ground located near Pushpa Park, within the administrative boundaries of the Juhu police division. Shroff, the son of veteran Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff, had spent the weekend evening playing a recreational football match alongside friends and sporting acquaintances. As the actor stepped out of the facility to board his waiting car, a substantial crowd of fans, young spectators, and local passersby had gathered around the exit perimeter hoping to take photographs or greet him.
Taking advantage of the visual cover provided by the assembling crowd and slow-moving traffic on the street, three unknown men riding a motorcycle suddenly pulled up near the car. Brandishing weapons, the assailants fired three to four live rounds directed straight toward the vehicle, triggering mass panic across the neighborhood as bystanders scrambled for safety. Despite the close proximity of the shooters, Tiger Shroff managed to scramble into the car and speed away, sustaining only minor surface abrasions and superficial bruises during the scuffle, while completely evading direct ballistic injury.
The gunfire, however, caused immediate collateral harm to two people standing in the line of fire. The actor’s personal driver, identified as Firdaus, sustained gunshot wounds to his hand and forearm as bullets pierced the vehicle's exterior. Additionally, a local autorickshaw driver named Umesh Chauhan, who was waiting near the exit perimeter, was struck in the chest by a stray bullet. First responders and police personnel quickly cordoned off the area and evacuated both wounded victims to nearby medical facilities. The actor and his driver were admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Vile Parle for urgent clinical evaluation and surgical dressing, while the autorickshaw operator was transferred to the civic-run Cooper Hospital, where surgeons stabilized his condition and placed him under continuous clinical observation.
The gravity of an armed shooting in an upscale residential and entertainment pocket prompted swift political and bureaucratic ripples. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde personally visited Tiger Shroff's residence to assess his security arrangements, express institutional support, and interact with the family. Senior police officers briefed government leadership on the sequence of events, and directives were issued to the Mumbai Police Commissioner to deploy all available specialized manpower to crack the conspiracy and restore public confidence.
On the operational front, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohit Kumar Garg affirmed that multiple dedicated investigative units have been formed to track every lead. Fifteen specialized teams, drawn from the local Juhu police establishment, zonal detection units, and specialized branches of the Mumbai Crime Branch, are collaborating on the case. Forensic ballistics teams have concluded on-site evidence gathering outside Pushpa Park, recovering spent cartridges and studying structural impact points on nearby walls and parked vehicles to reconstruct the exact firing trajectory and establish the firearm caliber utilized in the ambush.
Simultaneously, technical intelligence analysts are scouring hundreds of hours of high-definition closed-circuit television recordings obtained from civic surveillance networks, traffic intersections, housing societies, and commercial shops along every road branching out from Juhu toward Santacruz, Khar, Vile Parle, and the Western Express Highway. Investigators are systematically tracking two-wheelers matching the descriptions provided by eyewitnesses to identify the precise getaway route taken by the three suspects.
Investigators are also cross-referencing information surrounding organized crime syndicates following the emergence of viral audio and video recordings on digital messaging platforms. In those clips, an individual identifying himself as Anil Pandit, claiming affiliation with the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, alleged responsibility for the attack alongside an accomplice named Harman Sandhu. The speaker claimed the shooting served as a direct warning against film industry personalities who continue professional ties with superstar Salman Khan or ignore extortion ultimatums. While police authorities have not confirmed any verified institutional link between the gang and Sunday's firing, specialized cyber units and anti-extortion squads are analyzing digital metadata and IP addresses to trace the source of the social media claims.
The shooting has raised alarms across the Mumbai film industry, coming on the heels of previous security scares including past gunfire incidents outside prominent film personalities' residences in the western suburbs. Cine associations and industry groups have voiced serious concern regarding the safety of public figures outside work studios and sports clubs. As Mumbai Police step up armed security deployments around high-profile residences and sensitive public zones, the newly registered FIR against the three unidentified gunmen marks the formal beginning of a complex criminal prosecution aimed at unmasking the shooters, their handlers, and the broader criminal conspiracy behind the attack.