‘Writhe in pain’: Video shows injured fan being rushed to hospital after Tiger Shroff firing

MUMBAI: A video of an injured fan being rushed to hospital in an autorickshaw after gunshots rang out at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai’s Juhu has surfaced on social media.The footage shows bystanders helping the wounded man into the vehicle as he appears to writhe in pain, capturing the aftermath of a shooting that left three people injured.In an apparent gangland attack targeting a film personality, unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants fired seven rounds at a car carrying Shroff and his driver, Firdaus, near Pushpa Narsee Park in Juhu around 7 pm on Sunday.Firdaus sustained a bullet injury to his hand, while a fan standing nearby suffered gunshot wounds to his chest. Shroff escaped with minor abrasions caused by shattered glass, police said.The injured fan was identified as 35-year-old Umesh Charan.According to Dr Chhaya Shinde, dean of BMC-run Cooper Hospital in Juhu, Charan sustained bullet injuries on the right side of his chest. “He is stable at the moment but will need immediate surgery,” a doctor said.In a press release, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Charan arrived at Cooper Hospital’s casualty department at 7.10 pm with a history of a gunshot wound sustained around 6.30 pm in Vile Parle West while covering a football match featuring Shroff.The release said he had an entry wound about 2 cm below the left nipple.Police initially said Shroff had suffered minor abrasions from glass fragments after the car’s windows shattered. However, DCP (West Zone 2) Mohit Garg later clarified that the actor had not been injured.Despite being shot, Shroff’s driver emerged from the vehicle and attempted to chase the attackers.A senior doctor at Nanavati Hospital, where Shroff and Firdaus were taken, said initial scans showed a foreign body lodged in Firdaus’s left hand following the bullet injury. He was likely to undergo surgery.The attack unfolded barely 350 metres from Juhu police station.The car was moving slowly as it exited the venue when two assailants, who had been standing amid a crowd of onlookers, suddenly stepped in front of it and opened fire repeatedly. At least one bullet pierced the vehicle’s shattered glass.According to Juhu police, the three assailants, dressed in white shirts, fled within seconds towards SV Road and Vile Parle railway station on a motorcycle kept ready by an accomplice.The actor was leaving a birthday party at Pushpa Narsee Park, also known as Jamnabai Nursery, when the firing took place.Two people identifying themselves as Anil Pandit and Harman Sandhu, and claiming links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, later took responsibility for the attack in a voice note posted on social media.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in MumbaiStay updated with the latest Mumbai news. Download the TOI App.