Mumbai Crime Branch takes over Tiger Shroff shooting probe after attempt-to-murder FIR

Mumbai police registered an attempt-to-murder case against three unidentified people on Monday, October 19, and transferred the investigation into the shooting at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Juhu to the city’s Crime Branch, officials told PTI. The move puts the specialised unit in charge of finding the attackers after two people were injured in the October 18 shooting.

The case was first registered by Juhu police, then transferred because of the seriousness of the offence, according to officials cited in PTI’s report published by The Hindu. The first information report cites sections 109(1), concerning attempt to murder, and 3(5), concerning acts carried out with a common intention, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, as well as provisions of the Arms Act.

What happened in the Juhu shooting

The BBC reported that Shroff was in a car leaving a football club when he was shot at. The new case and transfer follow the shooting covered in NewsJaws’ earlier report on Shroff and the two injured people.

Police examine an unverified gang claim

Investigators are examining possible links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, an official told PTI. A viral social-media post claimed the gang was responsible, but police had not verified the post’s authenticity. The three people named as unidentified suspects in the case had not been tracked down, and police said the investigation was continuing.

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde visited Shroff after the shooting and said the actor and his mother were shaken, according to the BBC. ‘These attempts to intimidate people will not be tolerated,’ Shinde said. The BBC placed the attack in the context of recent violence against Indian public figures, including a 2024 gun attack targeting actor Salman Khan’s home and the killing that year of Mumbai politician Baba Siddique.