Indian actor Tiger Shroff remains unhurt in shooting incident in Mumbai

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News Desk. (2026, October 18). Indian actor Tiger Shroff remains unhurt in shooting incident in Mumbai. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2038061/indian-actor-tiger-shroff-remains-unhurt-in-shooting-incident-in-mumbai

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Tiger Shroff escaped injury during a shooting incident near his workplace in Mumbai’s Juhu area around 7pm, but his driver Firdaus was injured in the hand and a bystander identified as Chauhan was also wounded and hospitalized. Maharashtra officials are investigating the case, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directing the police to take action against the perpetrators. The All Indian Cine Workers Association condemned the attack and urged for more protective measures for film industry members and their families, alleging that these incidents aim to instill fear and possibly extort money from Bollywood personalities.
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Story summary

Tiger Shroff, an Indian Bollywood superstar, escaped unharmed after gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in Mumbai's Juhu area around 7pm on October 18, 2026. His driver and a bystander were injured. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the shooting via social media, though police are investigating to verify this claim. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti to investigate the incident thoroughly. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde emphasized that authorities will take decisive action to protect the film industry and ensure public safety.

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🔮 We will not spare anyone trying to threaten our film industry”.
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Bollywood Indian Maharashtra Mumbai The Hindu

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Mumbai GPE · 7× Bollywood GPE · 3× Tiger Shroff PERSON · 3× Bandra GPE · 2× Indian NORP · 2× Maharashtra GPE · 2× Shroff PERSON · 2× The Hindu ORG · 2× Firdaus PERSON · 1× Mohit Garg PERSON · 1×

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The All Indian Cine Workers Association, which represents those part of the film industry, released a statement on the incident, saying it was “shocked and deeply anguished by the firing on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu area”. “This is not an isolated incident.
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🔮 We will not spare anyone trying to threaten our film industry”.

Claims (25 extracted, 2 hedged)

Indian actor Tiger Shroff remained unhurt in a shooting incident in Mumbai’s Juhu area, in which his driver and a bystander sustained injuries, local media reported. asserted
media → remain → injuries
A report by Indian news website The Hindu quoted an official as saying that the incident took place around 7pm as Shroff was leaving his place of work. asserted
Shroff → quote → work
Mumbai Zone-II Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohit Garg further said that Shroff’s driver, Firdaus, sustained an injury to his left hand while a bystander, identified as Chauhan, was also wounded and taken to a hospital. asserted
bystander → say → hospital
According to the report, Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti to investigate the case and take action against the perpetrators. uncertain
Fadnavis → accord → perpetrators
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told The Hindu that “our priority is to keep Mumbai’s citizens safe. asserted
priority → tell → citizens
We will not spare anyone trying to threaten our film industry”. asserted
We → spare → industry
He added, “It is time we respond to them in their own language. asserted
we → add → language
In the 1990s, Mumbai saw the gang war era. asserted
Mumbai → see → era
The Mumbai Police stopped it. asserted
Police → stop → it
We will not tolerate such gangs. asserted
We → tolerate → gangs
The All Indian Cine Workers Association, which represents those part of the film industry, released a statement on the incident, saying it was “shocked and deeply anguished by the firing on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu area”. “This is not an isolated incident. asserted
This → represent → area
Shots were fired outside Salman Khan’s residence in Bandra. asserted
Shots → fire → Bandra
Actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in an attack at his Bandra home. asserted
Khan → stab → home
Shots were fired outside the Juhu home of filmmaker Rohit Shetty. asserted
Shots → fire → Shetty
Comedian Kapil Sharma’s cafe was attacked repeatedly. asserted
cafe → attack → ?
Now Tiger Shroff has been fired upon. asserted
Shroff → fire → ?
“One after another, people from the film industry are being targeted, and a deliberate atmosphere of fear is being created. asserted
atmosphere → target → fear
The intent is plain: gangsters want to terrorise Bollywood personalities and extort money from them,” the statement said. asserted
statement → want → them
The association said that despite repeated incidents, the government and the police had failed to stop these attacks. asserted
government → say → attacks
“Gangsters have openly claimed responsibility in earlier cases, yet the network continues to operate. asserted
network → claim → cases
Bollywood needs real protection,” it stressed. asserted
it → need → protection
It demanded from CM Fadnavis to take the strictest possible action against the gangsters behind these attacks, arrest the shooters and also those who ordered the firing, without delay, and “break the extortion network”. asserted
who → demand → network
The body also called for provide adequate security and protection to film personalities and their families and fix accountability for the repeated failure to prevent these attacks. asserted
body → call → attacks
Local media reported that a the responsibility of the attack was claimed in an unverified social media post, which said: “Those in the Mumbai industry who work with Salman Khan and don’t listen to us will meet the same fate.” uncertain
who → report → fate
Authorities have not addressed the post yet. asserted
Authorities → address → post
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