Vlogger Salma Shaikh (L) mistook the firing at Tiger Shroff’s car as fireworks
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Everybody thought that crackers were being set off,” Shaikh said, recounting the firing at a vehicle carrying the actor near Pushpa Narsee Park. Shaikh said she had been recording a vlog and calling out to Shroff as he passed by in his car. I couldn’t see anything through the black-tinted window,” she said. The firing took place at around 7pm, according to Shaikh. She said people began crying after learning that the driver had been shot, while those accompanying Shroff started throwing things in the commotion.
It was only when people began shouting that Tiger Shroff ’s driver had been shot that everybody realised what had happened. “I thought, why are crackers being burst? He rolled the car window upwards. As per a viral video, two accused opened fire while the third accused was ready with a bike. One fired several shots from the front while the other was close to the car’s door. He also fired but his weapon allegedly didn’t work later and he fled. The firing came from the front side. Shaikh claimed that one of the shooters were like a kid and added that she initially thought the person was setting off fireworks or was excited to see the actor. Police later cleared the area, shut shops and dispersed the crowd, she added. Shroff reportedly visits the ground every Sunday to play football. He was reportedly returning from a private event when the firing took place. Juhu police are investigating the incident, and a forensic team collected evidence from the spot. Police are also expected to register a case of attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with provisions of the Arms Act potentially being invoked. Download the TOI App.
MUMBAI: When the shots rang out near a ground in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening, Malad resident and vlogger Salma Shaikh thought someone was bursting firecrackers ahead of Diwali. “I was making a vlog today while saying ‘Tiger beta, Tiger beta’, but he didn’t stop.
A hospital note said the 35-year-old arrived at the casualty department around 7.10pm after being injured at Vile Parle West around 6.30pm while covering a football match featuring Shroff.
Doctors said Shroff had suffered a few abrasions but no bullet wounds. “Sooner or later, number sabka aayega,” Pandit allegedly said. The actor and his driver, Firdosh, were taken to Nanavati Hospital in Vile Parle. His driver sustained a gunshot injury to his left hand and was likely to undergo surgery. A third injured person, Yogesh Chavan, was taken to Cooper Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was in stable condition. After the firing, a voice note and an X post purportedly from Lawrence Bishnoi gang aide Anil Pandit claimed responsibility for the attack, naming Pandit and Harman Sandhu. The authenticity of the message and its connection to the firing have not been independently established.
The message alleged that Shroff had been warned earlier and threatened to target those in the film industry who continued to work with Salman Khan .