A video circulating on social media appears to show one or more people firing at a car belonging to Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, who escaped unhurt after gunmen targeted him in Mumbai's Juhu area on Sunday evening, police said.
At least four gunshots can be heard in the video. However, investigators are yet to determine the exact number of rounds fired or how many firearms were involved.
Shroff's driver and an autorickshaw driver were injured in the incident, according to police. Shroff's driver sustained a gunshot wound to his left arm, police said. The firing took place near Pushpa Park in Mumbai's western suburbs.
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Maharashtra's Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a probe into the shooting. The investigation will involve 15 teams. Fadnavis told the police commissioner to take strict action against the assailants and to undertake a speedy investigation.
"Tiger Shroff is safe and has not sustained any injuries in the firing incident," a police official said according to NDTV, confirming that the actor was unharmed.
A manhunt is underway to identify and apprehend those involved. Specialised police teams are examining CCTV footage from the area to identify the attackers, trace their movements and determine how they escaped, the official said.
A social media post and a voice note claimed that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was behind the attack. However, the authenticity of the claim remains unestablished, and police have not confirmed any link between the gang and the shooting.
In the audio clip, a man identifying himself as Anil Pandit claimed Tiger Shroff was targeted for allegedly ignoring the gang's instructions and continuing to work with Salman Khan, who has repeatedly received threats attributed to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
"Anyone in the film industry who works separately from us, or works with Salman Khan, we will kill him. And this is the first and last warning. This Salman Khan is Dawood's (Ibrahim) dog, and we have kept a dog named Dawood at home," the man can be heard saying in the audio note.
"We had called him and explained it to him but he did not understand, so today we explained it to him properly," the message added.
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According to NDTV, three men riding a motorcycle were involved in the shooting in Juhu on Sunday evening. Tiger Shroff was reportedly leaving a football ground when the incident occurred.
Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently lodged in a Gujarat jail, has repeatedly threatened to kill Salman Khan. The actor has faced a series of threats attributed to the Bishnoi gang, which has also been linked to attempts to intimidate people associated with him.
"We will not spare anyone in your family, not even your pet dogs," the Bishnoi gang reportedly warned, demanding that Salman Khan apologise.
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