Tiger Shroff Firing Incident: Maharashtra to Review Security Arrangements for All Celebrities, Says Deputy CM Shinde
Police say 15 teams are tracing two suspects after gunmen fired five rounds at the actor’s car and injured his driver.
- On Sunday, October 18, 2026, unidentified men opened fire at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai's Pushpa Park area, injuring his driver, Firdosh, while the actor escaped unhurt.
- Mumbai Police have formed fifteen teams to investigate, suspecting the assailants conducted a recce of the actor's routine; however, authorities have not confirmed social media claims linking the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to the attack.
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde condemned the attack, vowing to provide a "response in their own language," and confirmed he had assured Tiger and his father, Jackie Shroff, of government support.
- Shinde announced a state-wide review of security arrangements for all celebrities, recalling the 1990s gang wars to emphasize the government will not tolerate attempts to disturb the city's peace.
- NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique, who previously lost his father Baba Siddique to a similar shooting, criticized the attack as an intelligence failure and demanded immediate action amid rising threats against actors.
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Tiger Shroff's hand burnt with gunpowder, Eknath Shinde vows action against gangs
Five rounds were fired at Tiger Shroff's BMW in Juhu, leaving him with gunpowder burns and two others injured. Eknath Shinde promised priority action and warned that gang violence would not be allowed to return.
First images show Tiger Shroff bandaged at home as Eknath Shinde visits after Juhu firing
The Deputy Chief Minister warned that Mumbai would not be allowed to return to its days of gang warfare. Police have zeroed in CCTV images of two suspects, but no one has been detained.
Gangs won't be spared, M'rashtra Deputy CM Eknath vows after firing at Tiger Shroff's car
Mumbai | Firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff | NCP MLC Zeeshan Ziauddin Siddique says, "Whether it is the Bishnoi gang or any other—including Anmol Bishnoi—we have made every possible effort. My family and I have urged the US government to facilitate the return of Anmol Bishnoi to India. Despite this, the Mumbai Police have not even had the opportunity to interrogate him. As for Lawrence Bishnoi, I believe he is currently held in a jail…
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