Three Detained in Tiger Shroff Shooting as Film Workers Demand Action

Three suspects in the Sunday shooting at actor Tiger Shroff's car have been taken into custody in Kota, Rajasthan, according to local media.

The 36-year-old action star was driving away from a soccer session near Pushpa Park in Mumbai's Juhu suburb around 7 p.m. when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle. Shroff avoided being struck by bullets, though his hands were hurt by gunpowder and flying glass, according to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. His driver Firdaus took a bullet in the left arm and remained stable at Nanavati Hospital in Vile Parle. An auto-rickshaw driver named Chauhan also sustained injuries.

When did the attack happen?

Police initially placed the count at three or four rounds. Shinde, who visited the family Sunday night, said five were fired. The attackers reportedly arrived on a motorcycle and waited around 45 minutes outside the ground before opening fire.

The gunmen fled along SV Road on a Pulsar motorcycle and abandoned the vehicle near Andheri West railway station before boarding a train toward Borivali, according to the news agency ANI. Preliminary intelligence had suggested the attackers crossed into Gujarat. Forensic teams collected spent cartridges at the scene.

What charges have been filed?

Mumbai Police registered a case against three unidentified men on charges including attempted murder, conspiracy and offenses under the Arms Act. Police set up fifteen teams to trace them. The Crime Branch has since taken over the investigation.

Reports differ on whether the three men detained in Kota's Railway Colony area have been formally arrested or only held for questioning as of Monday. Police have not publicly named them. Shroff and his family have not commented publicly on the incident.

Who has claimed responsibility?

A social media post attributed to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang stated that it carried out the attack. The post identified the alleged gunmen as Anil Pandit, described as a gang member, and Harman Sandhu. In an audio clip shared online, a man identifying himself as Pandit said Shroff had been singled out for defying the gang and continuing to work with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.

The clip threatened anyone in the industry who works with Khan. Police have not verified either claim. No motive has been established. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis telephoned Shroff and assured him that the state would track down the accused. He also asked Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti for a full report.

How has the film industry responded?

The All Indian Cine Workers Association placed the shooting alongside earlier attacks on Salman Khan, filmmaker Rohit Shetty, actor Saif Ali Khan and comedian Kapil Sharma in a campaign that has now reached Tiger Shroff. The association linked the pattern to organized extortion. Gangsters want to "terrorize Bollywood personalities and extort money from them," AICWA president Suresh Shyamlal Gupta said in a statement. "Today it is Tiger Shroff. Who is next?"

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees condemned the attack and called for an investigation that is "thorough, impartial and time-bound." AICWA urged the state to arrest both the shooters and those who ordered them, dismantle the network and extend protection to film personalities and their families.

What does this change for film workers?

The shooting extends a pattern that dates to 1998, when Salman Khan was accused of killing two blackbucks during the Rajasthan shoot of Hum Saath-Saath Hain. A trial court convicted him in 2018, and he has appealed. Since then, gunmen have fired on Khan's Galaxy Apartments home in Bandra and at Rohit Shetty's Juhu residence. Politician Baba Siddique was shot dead in Bandra in October 2024.

For an industry already calculating insurance premiums against gang threats, the Shroff shooting converts an industry-wide fear into a public demand for protective action. The question facing producers, crews and stars is no longer whether the next attack will come, but whether the state can move faster than the networks that promise it.