Tiger Shroff escapes Mumbai shooting as driver hurt and manhunt begins

Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff escaped a shooting near Pushpa Park in Mumbai's Juhu area on October 18. The location falls within Juhu police station limits, according to The Hindu.

Shroff was unhurt, but his driver sustained injuries, Times of India India reported. The supplied coverage does not give details of the driver's condition.

Swarajya reported that three men on a motorcycle opened fire on Shroff's BMW near Pushpa Park. Times now placed the incident on Sunday evening, October 18.

Footage featured by India Today shows fans crowding around Shroff's car before gunshots break out. Separately, Mint described a purported video circulating on social media as showing a person firing at the actor and his friend.

The accounts differ on the number of shots. Times now reported three rounds, while NDTV Top Stories said at least four gunshots could be heard in the video. The latter report said investigators had not established the exact number of rounds or how many firearms were used.

After the shooting, Shroff's father, veteran actor Jackie Shroff, had his team issue an update saying Tiger was okay, according to Times now.

Police have launched a manhunt. An official told The Hindu that the chain of events leading to the incident was still being pieced together.

Times of India India reported that the Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility. The supplied coverage does not establish police verification of that claim or a confirmed motive for the attack.

The immediate questions are whether police identify and locate the attackers, and whether investigators verify the reported claim of responsibility. The sequence of events before the gunfire also remains under investigation, according to The Hindu.

Investigators have yet to settle the number of rounds fired and firearms used, NDTV Top Stories reported. Those findings could clarify the conflicting early accounts.