The Opposition accused the ruling coalition in Maharashtra of creating a “jungle raj” or lawlessness in the state after unidentified gunmen opened fire on actor Tiger Shroff’s vehicle in Mumbai.
Two persons, including Shroff’s driver, were injured in the attack on Sunday evening when the actor was leaving a football ground in Juhu.
Two adults were arrested and a minor detained in Kota, Rajasthan on Monday after a first information report has been filed.
In a purported audio clip shared online, an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the attack.
महाराष्ट्रात महायुती सरकारने जंगलराज निर्माण केले आहे! मुंबईसारख्या महानगरात अभिनेता टायगर श्रॉफवर भररस्त्यात गोळीबार होत असेल, तर सामान्य नागरिकांच्या सुरक्षिततेची हमी कोण देणार?
— Harshwardhan Sapkal (@INCHarshsapkal) October 18, 2026
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The Bharatiya Janata Party, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction and the Sunetra Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party Group are part of the ruling Mahayuti coalition in the state.
Reacting to the incident, Congress’ state chief Harshwardhan Sapkal said that criminals in Maharashtra “no longer fear the law” and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ control over the police administration “has ceased to exist”.
“If an actor like Tiger Shroff can be shot at in broad daylight in a metropolis like Mumbai, then who will guarantee the safety of ordinary citizens?” he wrote on social...