Tiger Shroff Case: Court Orders Age Verification For Accused Shooter After Lawyer Claims He’s a Minor

The Tiger Shroff shooting case has taken a legal twist after Mumbai’s special MCOCA court ordered police to verify the age of Phool Singh Kumar, one of the 12 accused in the alleged October 18, 2026, incident. The court directed the investigating officer to determine whether Kumar was under 18 at the time of the alleged firing — a claim his defence team has formally raised.

Kumar’s lawyers, Sidhant Mor and Divyam Gaur, submitted a Haryana-issued birth certificate and an Aadhaar card both listing November 30, 2008, as his date of birth. That would make him just 17 years and 10 months old during the alleged attack, potentially qualifying him for juvenile justice protections under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.

The defence argued that he should not be held in adult custody and requested transfer to a safe facility under juvenile law. But the public prosecutor opposed the plea, and the court rejected the immediate request for such a move. Special Judge Satyanarayan Navandar acknowledged the application but stressed that the issue wasn’t raised earlier, not during transit remand in Sonipat, nor in prior appearances before the Mumbai magistrate or the MCOCA court.