Tiger Shroff case: Stars in the crosshairs

Mumbai: Actor Tiger Shroff narrowly escaped an attempted shooting in the Juhu area on Sunday. This marks yet another instance of Bollywood stars becoming targets of shootings. In February, filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence was fired on five times, with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claiming responsibility. In April, two men on a motorcycle fired five rounds outside actor Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartments in Bandra.

Five suspects tied to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were arrested, though one, Anuj Kumar Thapan, died in police custody in May.

A decade ago, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan narrowly escaped death in an assassination attempt in Santacruz in January 2000. Two assailants fired multiple shots, one hitting his left arm and another grazing his chest. Earlier, in 1997, T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar was shot dead outside a temple in Andheri. He was hit 16 times. Even Kapil Sharma, a comedian, was targeted in Canada in the past year, as his restaurant Kap's Cafe in British Columbia faced three shooting incidents between July and October.