A firing incident reported near actor Tiger Shroff in Juhu has triggered fresh concerns over public safety in Mumbai, with NCP (SP) MLC Zeeshan Siddique claiming that he received four death threats in two months without any increase in his security. Police said the actor was not hit by any bullet, while his driver sustained injuries in the incident.
The incident came under the jurisdiction of Juhu Police Station. According to the police information cited in the report, Shroff is safe and did not suffer gunshot injuries. The report did not provide details about the identity of the shooter, the motive or whether any arrests had been made.
Speaking to the media, Siddique questioned the security arrangements in Maharashtra and called for stronger measures to protect public figures as well as ordinary citizens. He asked whether repeated firing incidents and threats indicated shortcomings in the state’s law-enforcement and intelligence systems.
“If actors, politicians and businessmen are not safe in Mumbai, how can the general public be?” Siddique said, according to ANI. He claimed that he had received four threats over the previous two months, but that his security cover had not been enhanced. He also questioned whether the government was waiting for him to be attacked before reviewing his protection.
Siddique linked his concerns to the 2024 murder of his father, former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui. He said his family was still seeking justice in the case and demanded further investigation into the killing. He also called for fugitive gangster Anmol Bishnoi to be brought to India for questioning.
According to the report, Siddique said his family had approached the United States government to facilitate Bishnoi’s return, but Mumbai Police had not yet been able to interrogate him. He also sought the custodial questioning of jailed syndicate leader Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with the murder case.
“If there are claims that he was involved in my father’s murder, it is crucial to uncover who the mastermind was,” Siddique said, referring to Lawrence Bishnoi and the need for his interrogation.
Siddique said the recurrence of threats and violent attacks was damaging public trust in Mumbai’s law-enforcement system. He described the situation as an intelligence failure and called on the Maharashtra government to take strict measures.
The firing near Shroff and Siddique’s security allegations raise separate questions for the authorities: how threats against individuals are assessed, when security cover is revised, and how intelligence inputs are shared with local police. The available report did not specify whether Siddique’s claims had been formally investigated or whether the state government had announced any change to his security arrangements.
The immediate police investigation into the Juhu firing and any further response from the Maharashtra government will determine the next steps in the case.
