Mumbai: Five rounds were fired at Tiger Shroff’s BMW near Pushpa Park in Juhu on Sunday evening as the actor left after a football match. He escaped a direct bullet wound but suffered gunpowder burns on his right hand. His driver, Firdaus, and an autorickshaw driver were injured. Police have detained one person for questioning.
A series, not an anomaly
The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) rejected the idea that this was a random attack. It placed the Juhu firing alongside earlier incidents: the shots fired outside Salman Khan’s Bandra residence, the stabbing of Saif Ali Khan at home, the firing outside Rohit Shetty’s Juhu residence, and repeated attacks on Kapil Sharma’s café.
“This is not an isolated incident,” the AICWA said, alleging a deliberate attempt to intimidate film personalities and extract money. It asked: “Today it is Tiger Shroff. Who is next?”
Five demands for Fadnavis
The association addressed Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the name of its president, Er Suresh Shyamlal Gupta. Its demands, condensed from the statement, are:
- Strict action against those behind the firing and earlier attacks
- Immediate arrest of the shooters and those who ordered the firing
- Dismantling of the alleged extortion network
- Security for film personalities and their families
- Accountability for repeated lapses and steps to restore public confidence in Mumbai’s law and order
Investigation and a claimed motive
A social media post attributed to Anil Pandit and Harman Sandhu, reportedly based abroad, claimed responsibility in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi group. Police are examining that claim while questioning the person in custody.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited Shroff at home on Sunday, called the incident serious, and said no gang or individual would be allowed to revive gang wars in Mumbai.
The memory this revives
The AICWA’s warning was blunt: “Mumbai’s streets are once again being stained with blood,” it said, and argued the moment recalls the underworld era of the 1990s. For Hindi cinema, that comparison carries weight. The 1990s extortion-and-financing ecosystem shaped careers, budgets and release calendars. Bollywood cannot treat a shooting outside a star’s home as ordinary street crime, the association suggested, because the cost is not only personal safety but public confidence in Mumbai itself.
Source: India Today
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