# Sanjay Raut attacks Fadnavis over Tiger Shroff firing, demands President’s rule 2026-10-19T15:11:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday, 19 October, accused the Maharashtra government of ‘jungle raj’ following the firing outside Tiger Shroff's football club in Juhu on Sunday, 18 October. Raut targeted Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis, blaming him for failing to maintain law and order and demanding President's rule in the state. Raut pointed to a string of crimes including the earlier firing at Salman Khan and the murder of Baba Siddique, alleging that the state government has lost control and that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang is operating with impunity. He also questioned Deputy CM Eknath Shinde over the killing of activist Pradeep Purnekar and Raut's own visit to Shroff's home. Raut called for a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the incidents. Mumbai Police crime branch has stepped up its investigation into the firing and is searching for suspects in Gujarat. Sources say the attackers had conducted reconnaissance on the actor before the assault. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Aaj Tak and TV9 Hindi led their reports with Sanjay Raut's sharp attacks on Devendra Fadnavis, and both quoted his demand for President's rule. Neither carried a response from the state government or the ruling alliance, making the coverage uniformly critical of the administration on this story. The outlets differed only in emphasis: Aaj Tak gave more space to Raut's reference to past cases like the Salman Khan firing and Baba Siddique murder, while TV9 Hindi explicitly named Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the headline and reported Raut's accusation that the BJP government has emboldened mafia gangs. The shared choice to lead with the opposition's harshest charge and leave out any official rebuttal means a reader gets only one side of the political reaction to the Juhu firing. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 government-critical - aajtak.in (government critical) Leads with opposition accusation of 'jungle raj', omits ruling side response - tv9hindi.com (government critical) Foregrounds Raut's demand for President's rule and attack on Amit Shah This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra, Mumbai Police, Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena UBT, Tiger Shroff Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sanjay-raut-attacks-fadnavis-over-tiger-shroff-firing-demands-presidents-rule/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sanjay-raut-attacks-fadnavis-over-tiger-shroff-firing-demands-presidents-rule/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/