MUMBAI: NCP functionary and former Maharashtra MLA Baba Siddique (66) was shot lifeless in Bandra (East) close to his MLA son Zeeshan’s workplace at round 9.30pm Saturday by three folks.
Siddique was entering into his car when three assailants arrived on foot and fired a number of rounds at him. Siddique, who sustained bullet accidents on his chest, was declared lifeless on arrival, sources in Lilavati Hospital the place he was rushed to advised TOI.No person aside from Baba Siddique was injured, confirmed police. Cops are checking CCTV footage to determine the sequence of occasions.
Two of the three assailants had been held. The third one is on the run, police mentioned. Siddique was granted Y class safety 15 days in the past after receiving threats and was offered a private safety officer 24×7. 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 the gangster had threatened.
Siddique killing: Ajit ‘shocked’, Pawar says scenario ‘worrying’
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde advised the media: “The firing incident on Baba Siddique may be very unlucky. One assailant is from Uttar Pradesh and one other is from Haryana. The CP has advised me this. Police are chasing the third accused. I’ve advised the police to guarantee that nobody takes regulation and order into their palms. Issues like a gang warfare can’t elevate its head. I’ve advised the police to take stern motion. Mumbai police will act swiftly and arrest the third accused. All three will likely be tried in a fast-track court docket.”
In Feb this yr, Baba Siddique had ended his 48-year-long affiliation with Congress and joined the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
Siddique was an MLA for 3 consecutive phrases in 1999, 2004 and 2009, and had additionally served as a minister of state for meals and civil provides, labour and FDA (2004-08), and municipal corporator earlier for 2 consecutive phrases (1992-1997).
He has additionally served because the chairperson and senior vice-president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee and parliamentary board of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.
Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar posted on X that he was shocked to find out about Siddique’s dying and that he had misplaced a very good colleague and a pal.
NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar mentioned that the scenario is worrying.
“If the ruling aspect and residential minister are going to run the government with this softness then it’s an alarming signal. It doesn’t even want a probe however the ruling aspect ought to take up the accountability and go away the submit,” he mentioned.
