India: Three Held Over Shooting at Movie Star's Car
The Facts
- Rajasthan's Anti-Gangster Task Force and Kota police arrested two men and detained a 17-year-old on Monday over a shooting at Bollywood star Tiger Shroff's car on Sunday. The adults were identified as Rehan and Hrithik Kumar.
- 15 teams, including Crime Branch personnel, were formed to trace the attackers. A forensic team collected ballistic evidence, while officers reviewed CCTV footage. Mumbai Police reportedly recorded a statement from Shroff's driver on Monday.
- The shooting took place about 7 p.m. Sunday near Pushpa Park in Mumbai's Juhu area as the 36-year-old actor left a football ground. His driver, Firdaus, was shot in the left hand and an autorickshaw driver named Chauhan was also hit.
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The Spin
Left narrative
When gunmen can open fire on a movie star in the middle of India's financial capital, any claim that Mumbai is still a safe city collapses. A home minister who cannot keep shooters off busy streets has no business holding the portfolio, and ordinary people clearly have even less protection than celebrities. Businesses notice this too, and lawlessness chases investment out of the state.
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Detaining every shooter within a day, aboard a moving train far from the crime scene, is proof of a police force that is sharp, fast and coordinated across state lines. Turning a gang attack into a resignation demand before the probe is even finished is cheap politics. Results like these deter gangsters more effectively than rhetoric.
