New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- A shaken and visibly distressed Tiger Shroff was assured of full state protection late Sunday night, as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrived at the actor's Bandra residence following a shock shooting incident.

Condemning the targeted attack on Shroff's vehicle, Shinde issued a stern ultimatum to the city's underworld, declaring that the government will not tolerate the resurgence of gang wars and vowing a "tit for tat" response to organised crime.

Addressing reporters after the meeting, the Deputy Chief Minister drew parallels to the state's aggressive crackdown on organised crime decades ago. "Their roots were dug up in the 1990s when gang wars had flourished. The time has come to uproot them in...