Baba Siddique, a veteran Indian politician and former Maharashtra minister, met a tragic end when he was shot dead in Mumbai’s Bandra East area on Saturday night. The incident occurred outside his son Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office, where three assailants fired six rounds at him, striking him four times in the stomach and chest .
The police have arrested two accused, Karnil Singh from Haryana and Dharamraj Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh, while a third suspect remains at large . According to reports, the arrested shooters have links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which is a significant lead in the investigation .
There are multiple motives being explored, including a dispute over a resettlement project for slum dwellers and contract killing . Baba Siddique had received threats before, but Mumbai Police denied receiving any official letter from him regarding these threats .