Tiger Shroff firing: 4 accused in police custody till 26 October

By Prakhar Shahi

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Actor Tiger Shroff photographed at a public appearance in 2019

Latest updates

  • : A Mumbai court gave police custody of four accused till 26 October, not the 31 October police sought; police say Anil Pandit is still absconding
  • : Four more held on 20 October over the pistol supply; Crime Branch says Shroff was not the first target; DCP says none of the Kota three is a minor
  • : Tribune: suspects are 18, 22 and 22, from Sonepat and Bihar, conflicting with the minor we reported from The Federal; Bishnoi gang claimed it; Anil Pandit still sought

A Mumbai court on 22 October refused police the 31 October date they sought for four accused, ANI-sourced reports say. Three others were remanded till 31 October a day earlier. The pistol has not been recovered, and recce reports rest on police sources.

Original report

The latest in the Tiger Shroff firing case: a Mumbai court on 22 October 2026 sent four accused to police custody till 26 October, refusing the police's request to hold them until 31 October, Kalinga TV reported, carrying ANI (Kalinga TV, 2026). Police told the court the firing at the actor's car in Juhu was carried out at the behest of Anil Pandit, who is still absconding.

A day earlier, on 21 October, the court remanded three accused to police custody till 31 October, ANI reported. Police said they needed to recover the weapon and seize phones and other devices (ANI, 2026a). See how every outlet covered it.

Two remand orders, two end dates

By the two ANI-sourced reports, four accused are in police custody till 26 October and three till 31 October. Neither report says whether the two orders cover different people.

We name none of the accused, because a juvenile has been apprehended in the case.

Police sources have also given a new account of what the shooters did before Juhu.

Reports say the shooters scouted Ranbir Kapoor's and Aamir Khan's homes

Two headlines, both resting on police sources, say the shooters also scouted other actors' homes. No officer has said so on record.

We could not open either report, so we give only what the headlines say. Mumbai Crime Branch said on 20 October that Shroff was not the shooters' first target, ANI reported (ANI, 2026). Neither headline says whether either home was that target.

Here is everything on record so far.

What we know

Only what police said on record, or what a named outlet reported from its own page, is listed here. No one has been convicted.

Was Tiger Shroff hurt? Reports still differ

Outlets disagree, and we have seen no medical or police statement. The Hindu says he was reportedly hurt in the chest and right hand; ANI says he had no direct gunshot injury; The Indian Express says no serious injury; India TV says he was unhurt.

Team Shroff said he has issued no statement or video, called AI videos and stories now circulating fabricated, and warned of legal action, The Indian Express and India Today reported (The Indian Express, 2026; India Today, 2026). Treat any viral injury image as unverified.

The alleged handler: Anil Pandit

Police told the Mumbai court on 22 October that the firing was done at Anil Pandit's behest, and that he is still absconding (Kalinga TV, 2026). Police sources quoted by The Tribune and The Times of India place him in the US. Haryana's Special Task Force proposed a Rs 10 lakh reward, a red-corner notice was issued in February 2026, and he faces 13 cases, The Times of India reported (Times of India, 2026). He has not been tried in any of them.

Zee News earlier listed incidents attributed to him through social-media claims, including 7 rounds fired at a Delhi gym on 11 June (Zee News, 2026). None has been tested in court.

Correction settled: none of the Kota three is a minor

Our 19 October version, citing The Federal, said one suspect was a minor. Mumbai DCP Raj Tilak Roshan has since said none of the three is, The Hindu reported. We still name none of the accused, because a juvenile has been apprehended in the same case.

What politicians said

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said: "The Mumbai Police has taken this matter very seriously," The Hindu reported. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde earlier said "Bullets for bullets", The Tribune reported.

How the coverage split

What we don't know yet

What happens next

Questions people are asking

What is the latest in the Tiger Shroff firing case?

On 22 October a Mumbai court gave police custody of four accused till 26 October, refusing the 31 October date police sought, Kalinga TV reported, carrying ANI.

Until when are the Tiger Shroff firing accused in police custody?

Four till 26 October, by the 22 October order. ANI reported on 21 October that three accused were remanded till 31 October; neither report explains the difference.

Did the shooters scout other actors' homes?

India Today and The Federal headlines say so, citing police sources: Ranbir Kapoor's home, and Aamir Khan's in The Federal's. No officer has said it on record.

Has the weapon in the Tiger Shroff firing been recovered?

Not in any report we read. Police told the court on 21 October they needed custody to recover it, ANI reported.

Is any suspect in the Tiger Shroff firing a minor?

None of the three arrested in Kota is, Mumbai DCP Raj Tilak Roshan said, The Hindu reported. Police sources say a girl was apprehended separately on 20 October.

References

How we did this

For the 22 October update we read ANI on the 21 October remand and Kalinga TV, carrying ANI, on the 22 October order, and set the two end dates side by side. They differ, and neither explains why, so we give both. For India Today and The Federal we read headlines only, and say so. Earlier versions drew on The Hindu, India TV and the other outlets listed above. We name none of the accused, because a juvenile has been apprehended in the case. The hero image is a freely licensed 2019 photograph of the actor.

This story was produced, reviewed, edited and verified by the reporter before publication, with AI assistance where required.

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