The Meridian Index
Back to the index

Pop culture-crime8:30 AM IST

5 rounds fired, 2 suspects on CCTV, getaway bike dumped at Andheri: 15 police teams are hunting the men who shot at Tiger Shroff's car.

Mumbai
Monday, 19 October 2026, 8:30 AM IST
Reported by Indian Express · The Meridian Index desk

India lens

Police say no bullet injury; Dy CM Shinde says he has gunpowder burns. A gang's claim of responsibility is unverified.

Tiger Shroff, file photo from 2019
Tiger Shroff, file photo, 2019. Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Five rounds were fired at actor Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai. Two suspects were captured on CCTV, and their getaway bike was dumped at Andheri. Fifteen Mumbai police teams are now hunting the men.

Police say there is no bullet injury. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde says he has gunpowder burns. A gang's claim of responsibility is unverified.

Police line do not cross tape
Police cordon, file photo. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources

The desk posts first on X.

Each story lands there as one line of fact and one line of India lens, with the source named.

Follow @smashindia