Tiger Shroff firing: Attackers planned to strike a week earlier, but actor skipped football game
New Delhi: The firing attack on may have been planned for October 11, but the attackers abandoned their plan after the actor missed his usual Sunday football game, police suspect.
Investigators believe the three accused had reached Pushpa Narsee Park on October 11, allegedly intending to target the Bollywood actor, but abandoned the plan after he did not turn up for his regular Sunday football game.
Was Tiger Shroff targeted a week before the firing?
According to investigators, accused Rehan, were allegedly present near the ground on October 11. Police are probing whether the visit was part of the planning for the attack that was eventually carried out a week later.
is known to play football at the Juhu ground on Sundays, generally between 5 pm and 7 pm. Investigators suspect the accused were aware of his routine and had chosen the location accordingly. However, when Tiger did not arrive on October 11, the alleged plan was called off.
The accused allegedly returned to the same location on October 18. CCTV footage being examined by police reportedly shows them repeatedly moving around the entrance and looking inside the football ground from around 4.30 pm, apparently waiting for the actor to arrive.
At around 7 pm, Tiger was leaving the ground in his BMW when two of the accused allegedly opened fire at the vehicle from the front and left side. Police suspect the third accused was waiting nearby on a motorcycle and helped the other two flee after the shooting.
Investigators are examining CCTV footage and call detail records to reconstruct the suspects’ movements and determine whether more people were involved in tracking Tiger’s routine.
Meanwhile, the three men arrested for firing at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff in Juhu on Sunday (October 18) are being brought to Mumbai by train from Rajasthan’s Kota. After reaching Mumbai, the accused will be produced in a Mumbai court. Currently, they are on a 16-hour train journey and is expected to reach Mumbai around 2 am.
Tiger Shroff firing
According to the FIR, Tiger’s 48-year-old driver, Firdous Ibrahim Baloch, was driving the BMW when the firing took place. Baloch, who has reportedly worked with the Shroff family for 28 years, suffered a bullet injury to his left wrist, with the bullet lodging in his forearm. His right-hand ring finger was also fractured. The complaint also records injuries to Tiger’s chest and right hand.
Despite being injured, he initially managed to get out of the vehicle. Tiger then moved into the driver’s seat and drove the BMW to the Santacruz police station. Police subsequently took both Tiger and Baloch to Nanavati Hospital in Santacruz West for treatment.
The shooting reportedly sparked confusion at the football ground because a birthday celebration for another member of the football team was taking place around the same time.
Firecrackers had been burst shortly before the attack, leading some people present at the spot to initially mistake the gunshots for crackers. Panic broke out after it became clear that Tiger’s vehicle had been fired upon and his driver had suffered a bullet injury.