Tiger Shroff shot at in Mumbai, three suspects held

Actor Tiger Shroff escaped an assassination attempt in Mumbai on Sunday as unidentified miscreants shot at him.

Two persons, including Shroff’s driver, were injured in the attack that occurred at about 7 pm when the actor was leaving a football ground in Juhu, The Hindu reported.

The other person injured in the incident was a bystander, the police said. Both were being treated in hospital.

Videos of the incident widely shared online show several gun shots being fired at Shroff’s car as it left the venue.

Shroff was seen with bandages in videos of him meeting Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after the incident. However, the police said that the actor was not hit by any bullet and was safe.

The Rajasthan Police on Monday arrested two adults and detained a minor in connection with the case from Kota, ANI reported. The suspects were travelling on the Pune-Jaipur Express after receiving inputs from the Mumbai Police.

Two of the persons had allegedly opened fire, the news agency quoted Kota Superintendent of Police Tejasvini Gautam as saying. The third person was a bike taxi driver, Gautam said.

Earlier in the day, the Mumbai Police had detained a separate person in the matter and registered a first information report against three unidentified persons.

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