Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff was unharmed after three motorcycle-borne men opened fire at his car in Mumbai's Juhu area on Sunday evening, October 18, 2026.
The actor was leaving a football ground when the shooting occurred, according to police accounts cited by The Times of India.
A police official confirmed Shroff was not injured, telling the publication, "Shroff is safe and has not sustained any injuries in the firing incident."
The incident took place near Pushpa Park within Juhu police station limits, where a large crowd had gathered to see the actor.
Preliminary reports indicated that three to four rounds were fired as Shroff's vehicle left the ground.
Driver Injured, Hospital Treatment
Shroff and his driver were taken to Nanavati Hospital in Juhu for treatment.
Police had not confirmed the suspected bullet wound to the driver's left hand at the time of reporting.
Hindustan Times also reported that another driver, traveling in an autorickshaw, was injured.
Investigators launched a manhunt for those involved and began examining CCTV footage from the surrounding area.
Police were still piecing together the sequence of events, and the motive had not been officially established.
Alleged Claim of Responsibility
After the shooting, an audio recording and social media post circulated in which a man identifying himself as Anil Pandit claimed responsibility on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
News18 reported that the recording named Pandit and Harman Sandhu in connection with the attack.
The publication said the recording's authenticity and the speaker's identity had not been independently verified.
The recording included a claim that the alleged attackers had previously warned Shroff.
The man identifying himself as Pandit said, "I am Anil Pandit. I am like a younger brother to Lawrence Bishnoi.
What happened with Tiger Shroff today, we take responsibility for that -- Harman Sandhu and myself."
The speaker then claimed that earlier attempts to communicate with the actor had failed.
In a separate statement reported by NDTV, he said Shroff "was counselled, but did not understand us".
News18 carried another version of the alleged recording in which the speaker described himself as a close relative of the jailed gangster.
He said, "I am Anil Pandit, Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother."
The same recording attributed responsibility to Pandit and Harman Sandhu.
In another version reported by Hindustan Times, the speaker described the shooting as an attempt to make the actor understand the alleged warning.
He said, "We had called him and tried to explain things to him, but he did not understand.
So today, we made sure to explain it to him properly."
The alleged messages extended the threats to members of the Hindi film industry who work with Salman Khan.
The speaker said, "In the entire film industry, whoever works without aligning with us, or works with Salman Khan, will be killed.
This is the first and last warning."
The man also addressed Salman Khan directly, demanding an apology to Lawrence Bishnoi and the Bishnoi community.
The NDTV account quoted him as saying, "then we will not spare anyone in your family, not even your pet dogs".
The recording also challenged the effectiveness of security arrangements protecting potential targets.
The speaker said, "You think that because you have security, nothing will happen to you. Your own security is where [our person] is inside."
The alleged threats referred to the longstanding hostility between Lawrence Bishnoi and Salman Khan.
According to NDTV, the National Investigation Agency said in 2023 that Khan was the top name among 10 main targets Bishnoi planned to eliminate.
The reported motive involved the actor's 1998 blackbuck hunting case, which Bishnoi has said offended the Bishnoi community.
Tiger Shroff, 36, is the son of veteran actor Jackie Shroff and made his Bollywood debut in 2014 with Heropanti.
He is known for his action performances and stunts.
Although he and Salman Khan have not appeared together in a full-length feature film, NDTV reported that Khan helped pave the way for Shroff's Bollywood launch by advising producer Sajid Nadiadwala to cast him.
The shooting also recalled the October 12, 2024, killing of former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique in Mumbai's Bandra area.
NDTV reported that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for that killing, citing Siddique's close friendship with Khan.
