NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot useless in Mumbai on the night of Dussehra, Saturday. The incident occurred mere hours after he had shared a message of goodwill on social media, expressing his hopes for the pageant.
Earlier on Saturday, at 11am, Baba Siddique had taken to the platform X to convey his needs, stating, “Pleased Dussehra”.
Later that night time, at roughly 9.30pm, three unknown assailants opened hearth on Siddique exterior the workplace of his son, Zeeshan Siddique, who serves as Congress MLA from Mumbai.
Earlier, Baba Siddique penned a submit on legendary industrialist Ratan Tata. Taking to X, he wrote, ‘Finish of an Period.’
Siddique represented the Bandra (West) seat thrice within the Maharashtra meeting. He had shut ties with Bollywood stars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Sanjay Dutt.
Baba Siddique was waylaid by three males at Kher Nagar in Mumbai simply exterior his son’s workplace round 9.30 pm on Saturday and shot at. He was taken to Lilavati Hospital, the place he was declared useless.
Two assailants have been detained. The third one is on the run, police stated.
Siddique was granted Y class safety 15 days in the past after receiving threats, police stated. He was offered a private safety officer 24×7, they stated. Police are analyzing if the homicide has something to do with an SRA (Slum Rehabilitation Authority) dispute.
They’re additionally probing if the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was behind the killing contemplating that Siddique was near actor Salman Khan, who has been focused by the gangster.
