(Image Credit: X) Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility on social media for the attack.
The incident took place barely 350 metres away from Juhu police station. The third person injured in the firing—a passerby identified by police as 35-year-old Umesh Charan—sustained bullet injuries on the right side of his chest, according to Dr Chhaya Shinde, dean of BMC-run Cooper Hospital in Juhu.
Juhu police said the three assailants, in white shirts, fled in seconds towards SV Road and Vile Parle railway station on a bike kept idling by their accomplice. “He is stable at the moment but will need immediate surgery,” said a doctor. Amid political reactions questioning the city’s law and order situation, CM Devendra Fadnavis took a briefing from police commissioner Deven Bharti and sought strict action. He also rang Tiger Shroff and assured him saying, “We are all with you. The vehicle was slowly exiting the venue when two of the assailants, standing amidst a crowd of curious onlookers, sprang in front of the car and opened fire repeatedly. At least one bullet went through the shattered glass of the vehicle. In a purported video going viral on social media, one of the two shooters appears unable to fire when he is closest to the car window. The gun seemingly jams as he prepares to fire a sixth shot at point-blank range. Fifteen teams have been formed to trace the assailants. Juhu police and Mumbai crime branch officers were examining CCTV footage to identify them and establish their escape route. The statement went on to issue a broad warning to members of the Mumbai film industry, threatening that anyone who fails to listen to them or continues to work with Salman Khan will be targeted next. The message concluded with threats directed at rival gang members and was accompanied by several hashtags referencing the Lawrence Bishnoi group and other affiliated associate networks. Police are verifying the social media post and a voice note.
Police were registering an FIR and seeking details from actor Tiger Shroff about any recent threat calls or warnings after unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants repeatedly fired at his car on Sunday.
“Shroff only has minor abrasions,” said a senior doctor at Nanavati Hospital. The actor was in the hospital’s emergency room till the time of going to the press, awaiting doctor’s advice on his discharge and the treatment plan for his driver.
