Actor Tiger Shroff not shot after gunmen fire at his car in Mumbai; driver and another man injured

As of 10:31 a.m. ET, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026

Update (Oct. 19, 2026, 10:31 a.m. ET): This story has been updated with Mumbai Police's Monday briefing and Kota police remarks on three people taken into custody in Kota, Rajasthan.

Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff was not shot Sunday evening after assailants fired shots at his car in the Juhu area of Mumbai, India, police said, according to Indian news reports.

The shooting happened around 7 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. ET) as Shroff was leaving after work, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohit Garg said, The Hindu reported. Juhu police said Shroff had attended a birthday celebration at Pushpa Park and was preparing to leave when the shots were fired, The Times of India reported. The newspaper said three assailants on motorcycles fired seven rounds at the car, which was about 350 meters from Pushpa Park and the Juhu police station, then fled.

Two people were injured: Shroff's driver, who suffered an injury to his left hand, and a second man, identified by police as Chauhan, who was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to Garg. The Times of India reported that both were hit by bullets and taken to hospitals. Garg later told reporters that the driver, Firdaus, had sustained an injury to his hand and that "according to the information available so far, he is completely out of danger," Hindustan Times reported. Garg said the second injured man was undergoing treatment, and that Shroff "did not sustain any gunshot injuries and is completely safe," the newspaper reported. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who visited Shroff at his home, said the actor had suffered gunpowder burns on his right hand, India Today reported.

Police initially formed 15 teams, The Times of India and News18 reported; on Monday, Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajtilak Roushan of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch said police had formed 20 teams, ANI reported. Hindustan Times and The Hindu reported that police had detained one person in connection with the shooting; Hindustan Times said he was detained in Santacruz and that his identity and role had not been disclosed. Garg said police had formed teams "in sufficient numbers," that all personnel and branches were working on the case and that a forensic team had conducted a preliminary analysis, Hindustan Times reported.

Police later seized the motorcycle used in the attack, which had been abandoned at Andheri railway station, India Today reported. Preliminary findings suggest it is registered in Mumbai, and investigators are examining its registration details, number plate, and chassis and engine numbers, the outlet reported. A photo taken near the scene, which India Today said shows two of the suspected shooters wearing white shirts, has also surfaced; police are working to establish the men's identities and are analyzing CCTV footage to trace their movements after the shooting, India Today reported.

Three taken into custody in Kota

Mumbai Police said Monday, Oct. 19, that three accused had been taken into custody in Kota, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, in connection with the shooting. "After the firing incident on actor Tiger Shroff, we formed 20 teams and started looking for all the clues. We came to know that they (accused) were heading towards Rajasthan via train. We have apprehended the accused from Kota," Rajtilak Roushan, a deputy commissioner of police with the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, told reporters, ANI reported.

"We have taken into custody the three persons who were present at the spot of the incident. Legal proceedings for all three persons with us are being completed," Roushan said, according to ANI.

Mumbai Police had registered a case of attempt to murder over the shooting, PTI reported. "We are investigating this case under sections of Attempt to murder and Arms Act," Roushan said, according to ANI.

Mumbai Police said five to six rounds were fired at Shroff's car, PTI reported; Times Now reported that police said five to seven rounds were fired and that two weapons were used. Police said two of the three had fired at the car and that the motorcycle used by them had been found in Mumbai's Andheri area, PTI reported.

"We don't have anything on record that Tiger Shroff has received prior threat calls about this incident. We have started an investigation, and in due course we will come to know about the larger conspiracy in this case," Roushan said, according to ANI. "There are pieces of information floating on social media, but we are still verifying those claims," he said.

Earlier Monday, Kota Superintendent of Police Tejaswani Gautam said her officers had detained the three at the city's railway station after a tip from Mumbai Police. "We were informed by DCP Crime Mumbai Police about all the three main accused. Immediately our Kota City police team searched the entire train within 15 minutes," Gautam said, The Indian Express reported. No weapon was recovered from the suspects, Gautam said, PTI reported. "A team from Mumbai Police has reached Kota and the suspects are being handed over to them," Gautam said, according to PTI. "They are being sent on transit remand," she said, ANI reported. Gautam had said one of the three was a minor, PTI reported. Mumbai Police said none of the three is a minor, PTI reported.

Claim of responsibility unverified

A social media post attributed to people linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the attack, The Times of India reported. Police said they were verifying the claim, the newspaper reported. Garg declined to comment on the post, according to The Hindu. GROKsiNEWS.com has not independently verified the post or who wrote it.

Officials react

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state's home minister, directed Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti to investigate swiftly and take strict action, The Hindu reported. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told the newspaper: "We will not tolerate such gangs. This incident is unfortunate".

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit told The Hindu it was the second such shooting in the area in recent months, citing gunfire earlier this year at director Rohit Shetty's bungalow.

Why it matters

The attack on one of India's best-known film stars has renewed concern in Mumbai's film industry about gang violence, and police have not yet said who was behind it.