'We thought Diwali firecrackers were being burst', what the eyewitnesses of the attack on Tiger Shroff told
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The security at the house of Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff has been increased after the attack on him on Sunday. Along with this, the security of actor Salman Khan's house has also been increased.
Shroff's car was fired upon by unknown assailants in Mumbai on Sunday evening. After this attack a large number of people gathered.
According to Mumbai Police, two people have been injured in the firing, including Tiger Shroff's driver Firdaus. He was shot in his left hand. A case has been registered at Juhu Police Station regarding this attack.
According to DCP Mohit Garg, "Tiger Shroff is safe. He has not been shot and is not injured."
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said regarding the attack on actor Tiger Shroff that Mumbai Police has taken it seriously.
Devendra Fadnavis said while talking to the media on Monday morning that any gang or any person who attacks Tiger will not be spared.
What did the eyewitnesses say?
Shahrukh Sheikh, an eyewitness to the incident, said, "I was sitting towards the back of the car at the time of the incident. We thought we would take a photo of their car. We had no idea what was going to happen. Within a second, two boys got down and fired four rounds at them."
"They targeted the seat where he was sitting. Soon after, they (the attackers) fled in their car. One bullet hit his driver, while one bullet hit the stomach of a fan traveling with the car."
Shahrukh Shaikh told that after the attack, Tiger Shroff himself took away the car.
Shahrukh Shaikh says, "Initially the driver was driving the car, but after he was shot, Tiger Shroff changed seats inside the car and took the car to the hospital himself."
He said that after firing the bullets, the attackers ran away towards Nehru Nagar on the left side.
Rakesh Kumar, an eyewitness of this attack, said, "I drive a rickshaw in Mumbai. We had come in the evening to take out the car. Sir (Tiger Shroff) was leaving. During this time, three people were standing here. One was on a bike and two were standing outside."
"When the firing was going on, one of them fired from the front, where Tiger Shroff was sitting. When the firing took place, he was facing down. The bullet from the other person who was firing hit the driver's hand. Another man got injured in this firing."
Rakesh Kumar told, "This incident happened around seven o'clock. Tiger Shroff comes here every Sunday to play football. That's why there is a huge crowd here every Sunday to see him. Meanwhile, the attackers came and fired shots and ran away."
"They could have gone inside as well, but it seems they had come with a plan. Because firing inside could have hit someone else too, they attacked after coming out."
Regarding the attack on actor Tiger Shroff, an eyewitness said that Tiger was lying down when the bullet was fired.
Speaking to news agency ANI, another eyewitness Salma Shaikh said, "I make a blog and keep roaming all over Mumbai for it. But my schedule is fixed on Sunday. First I make the video of Amitabh Bachchan, then I make the video of Abhishek."
Salma Shaikh told, "After I finish shooting on that side, I go to the other side where people play football. When I came here, everyone started shooting. I called Tiger Shroff to make a video, but when he sat in the car and started leaving, a boy was shooting."
'We thought crackers were being burst for Diwali'
According to news agency PTI, eyewitness Salma Shaikh said that at first she thought firecrackers were bursting, but then the driver was seen injured.
Salma Sheikh said, "Every Sunday we stand at our designated place to make a video of Tiger Shroff and Abhishek so that we can post it on our blog. Today we could not make their video. When we heard four or five bullets being fired, at first we thought that crackers were being burst for Diwali. When the driver came out injured, we understood what had happened."
She said, "I started screaming and crying because this could have happened to us too, but God saved us. The driver got injured. A bullet hit his palm. The boy who fired the shot was very young. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment."
Salma Shaikh also claimed that Tiger was lying down when the bullet was fired.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, after meeting Tiger Shroff, said that the culprits will not be spared.
Tiger Shroff was attacked in Mumbai when he was coming out of a ground after playing football.
Actor Karan Veer Mehta was also among those who played football with him.
Karan Veer Mehta told private TV news channel NDTV, "As soon as we came out of the gate, my car was right behind them. As I reached them, I saw blood stains. I came to know that the driver of the Tiger had been shot."
"At that time, there were many children who were having a birthday party. Everyone started running away from there. I did not see the firing because my car was a little behind and I could not even hear the sound of the bullets due to the noise of the firecrackers of the birthday party. People started shouting that a bullet had been fired."
