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Baba Siddique killing: Contract killing, business rivalry among angles being probed

Atulya Shivam Pandey
Last updated: October 13, 2024 9:58 am
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Forensic team investigates at the site where former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three assailants, in Mumbai, on October 12, 2024.

Forensic team investigates at the site where former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three assailants, in Mumbai, on October 12, 2024.
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Police have launched a probe into the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a slum rehabilitation project, officials said on Sunday (October 13, 2024).

The body of NCP leader Siddique (66), who was shot dead by three assailants in Mumbai on Saturday night, was shifted from Lilavati Hospital to Cooper Hospital around 6 am on Sunday for postmortem, an official said.

Baba Siddique murder live updates (October 13, 2024)

The shocking incident has prompted the opposition to question the law and order situation in the State where the Assembly elections are expected to be held next month.

Baba Siddique was waylaid by three men at Kher Nagar in Mumbai’s Bandra area just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s office and shot at.

He was shifted to the Lilavati Hospital’s emergency medical services at 9.30 pm in an unresponsive condition with no pulse, no cardiac activity, no blood pressure, and with a history of gunshot wounds on the chest, officials from the medical facility said.

Siddique had lost a lot of blood and resuscitation was initiated immediately. He was shifted to the ICU where further attempts for revival were made. Despite all resuscitative efforts, doctors were unable to revive him and he was declared dead at 11.27 pm on Saturday, they said.

After the incident, a forensic team visited the crime spot and collected samples and police were checking CCTV footage of the nearby spots to get more information about the attack, a police official said.

The shooters opened four to five rounds of fire from a 9.9 MM pistol which was recovered by police, he said.

During the probe, police found the assailants fired at Siddique when people started bursting firecrackers during a Durga visarjan procession, a police official said.

They got advantage as most of the people did not hear the gunshots sound, the police said.

The case has been handed over to the crime branch for further probe and the police are investigating it from all different angles, including contract killing, business rivalry and threat over a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project, the official said.

On the basis of primary information, two of the assailants, hailing from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, have been taken into custody while another suspect is on the run, as per the police.

Baba Siddique had represented Bandra (West) seat three times in the assembly. A prominent Muslim leader from Mumbai, Siddique was also known be close to several Bollywood stars.

In a condolence message on X, deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar described the attack as extremely unfortunate and condemnable.

“I was shocked on learning that he died in this incident,” Pawar said, adding that he had lost a good friend and colleague.

“We have lost a leader who fought for the minority community and championed secularism,” he said, adding that a thorough probe would be conducted into the attack.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told reporters after the indent that Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar had told him that two alleged shooters have been taken into custody.

One of them is from Uttar Pradesh and the other from Haryana, while a third accused fled from the spot, he said.

“This incident is deeply regrettable,” Shinde said.

“We have directed the police to ensure no one takes law into their hands under any circumstances. We cannot allow any form of gang war to resurface in our city,” he said.

The CM said stringent action will be taken against all those involved in the attack on Siddique.

“It is the duty of the Mumbai Police to maintain law and order. They are mobilising teams to apprehend the third suspect and will take decisive action against all the three individuals involved in this attack,” he said.

Shinde reassured the people that the government is committed to ensuring safety and peace in Mumbai.

The assassination of Siddique is the first high-profile political murder in Mumbai in last three decades, which has left poll-bound Maharashtra in a shock.

A Congressman since his student days, Siddique quit the grand old party to join Ajit Pawar’s NCP in February this year.

The former minister had a Y-category security.

In the early 90s, Ramdas Nayak and Premkumar Sharma, then sitting BJP MLAs from Bandra and Khetwadi, respectively, were shot dead.

Shiv Sena legislators Vitthal Chavan and Ramesh More were also gunned down in Mumbai in the 90s.

Published – October 13, 2024 09:38 am IST

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