Mumbai, October 18: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called actor Tiger Shroff and spoke to him following the firing incident and assured him that the accused would be traced and apprehended at the earliest.

According to the Chief Minister's Office, he assured the actor of support, saying, “We are all with you. We will trace and apprehend the accused at the earliest.”

The actor escaped unhurt after gunmen opened fire at his car in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening. The incident took place near Pushpa Park, within the jurisdiction of Juhu police station in Mumbai’s western suburbs.

Meanwhile, Fadnavis sought details of the incident from Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti and asked him to nab the assailants quickly, expedite the investigation and take strict action against those responsible.

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also condemned the firing incident, saying that several police teams had been formed to track down those responsible and assuring that no gang would be spared.

The Mumbai Police have formed a total of 15 teams to investigate the firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff. Two people were injured in the firing, one of whom is Tiger Shroff’s driver, Firdosh, and an autorickshaw driver, who sustained a gunshot wound to his left arm.