Key facts
- Police arrested 13 people under organized crime laws over the October shooting targeting Tiger Shroff's car, France24 reported.
- Police allege the shooting was intended to extort money, establish gang dominance and spread fear, per France24.
- Police named Anil Pandit, an alleged Bishnoi gang member, as wanted in connection with the shooting.
- Actor and security agency owner Ronit Roy said demand for protection has expanded to family members and children.
- Author S. Hussain Zaidi said some criminals are firing in the air to scare the industry and spread fear.
Police in Mumbai arrested 13 people under organized crime laws in connection with an October shooting that targeted actor Tiger Shroff's car, France24 reported on November 13, 2026. Police allege the shooting was intended to extort money, establish gang dominance and spread fear, and said there had also been surveillance of other prominent figures. They named Anil Pandit, an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, as wanted in connection with the shooting.
France24 reported an alleged $600,000 extortion demand against actor Tusshar Kapoor. Police have linked the latest violence to the gang of Lawrence Bishnoi, a convicted Indian gangster accused by US prosecutors of directing a global criminal network from behind bars.
Actor and security agency owner Ronit Roy said demand for protection has risen sharply. "Stars are moving around with bodyguards on either side," Roy said, adding that requests had expanded beyond lead actors to include family members and children.
Author S. Hussain Zaidi, a former investigative journalist, said opportunistic criminals were exploiting the notoriety of established gangsters. "Some desperadoes are opening fire in the air to scare the industry and spread fear," Zaidi told AFP. "And they have succeeded -- as people have started believing that the mafia-dominated 1990s era is back."
Anxiety has spilled into public view. Amitabh Bachchan greeted fans from behind a bulletproof enclosure outside his Mumbai home during his customary Sunday appearance, and security was increased around Shah Rukh Khan's home for his birthday, France24 reported. Zaidi said the major gangsters of the 1990s were now dead, imprisoned or inactive, and that no local Mumbai-based gangster controls the city.