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Actor Tiger Shroff's vehicle attacked in Mumbai shooting incident
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff narrowly escaped an apparent targeted attack on his vehicle in Mumbai on Sunday when assailants opened fire, injuring his driver. Three gunmen on a motorcycle fired multiple rounds at the actor's car in an incident captured on video.
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A dramatic shooting incident unfolded in Mumbai on Sunday when actor Tiger Shroff's vehicle came under gunfire, marking a rare violent incident targeting a prominent Bollywood personality in the metropolis. While Shroff avoided injury, his driver sustained wounds in the attack that lasted approximately seven seconds and involved five shots fired.
According to eyewitness accounts, the assailants arrived on a Pulsar motorcycle and waited in the vicinity for roughly 30 minutes before executing the attack. Three gunmen dismounted from the bike and opened fire on Shroff's vehicle in what appeared to be a planned operation rather than a random incident.
Surveillance footage recovered from the scene shows the three attackers exiting their motorcycle and firing at the actor's car, providing authorities with critical evidence. The video documentation of the attack has emerged as investigators work to identify the assailants and determine the motive behind the targeted shooting.
The incident has raised concerns about security protocols for high-profile film personalities in India's entertainment capital. Law enforcement agencies have launched an investigation into the shooting, with initial inquiries focusing on establishing the identity of the attackers and their possible motivations for targeting the actor.
Photo: Actor Tiger Shroff (centre) at the ShemarooMe launch in Mumbai, April 2019. Reddest Rackham via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).