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Tiger Shroff was not the target, someone else was on the radar in firing case
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News18•20-10-2026, 17:30
Tiger Shroff was not the target, someone else was on the radar in firing case
- •Mumbai Police, with the help of Rajasthan Police and the Anti-Gangster Task Force, detained three accused from Kota in connection with the firing on Tiger Shroff's car.
- •During preliminary interrogation, the accused made a startling revelation that Tiger Shroff was not their actual target and they had come to Mumbai to kill someone else.
- •Since they could not easily reach their original target, they chose to target Tiger Shroff after learning from fan reels that he lacks police protection.
- •The attackers tracked Tiger Shroff's movements through Instagram to execute the attack and create terror within the Bollywood industry.
- •Investigations indicate a possible Lawrence Bishnoi gang connection, with the accused reportedly using the Signal app to communicate during the conspiracy.
Key Questions Answered
The three suspects involved in the shooting were detained by a joint team of the Mumbai Police, Rajasthan Police, and the Anti-Gangster Task Force on a train in Kota, Rajasthan, while fleeing towards Delhi and Surat after the attack.
No, preliminary police interrogation revealed that Tiger Shroff was not the attackers' original target; they had come to Mumbai to kill another very important person, but targeted Tiger Shroff instead because he lacked police protection and they wanted to create terror in Bollywood.
Tiger Shroff escaped direct gunshot injuries but suffered gunpowder burns on his right hand, while his driver Firdaus and an autorickshaw driver sustained injuries during the shooting in Mumbai's Juhu area.
