The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has reportedly taken responsibility for the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, who was shot dead outside his son’s office in Bandra East, Mumbai, on Saturday night ¹. The 66-year-old Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was attacked around 9:30 pm, with multiple rounds fired at him, resulting in fatal injuries to his chest.
Two of the three shooters, identified as Gurmail Baljit Singh and Dharamraj Kashyap, have been arrested, while the third suspect, Shiv Kumar Gautam, remains at large ¹. Authorities are also searching for a fourth individual believed to be the handler of the shooters. The police indicate that the attack was premeditated, with the shooters conducting reconnaissance of the area for weeks prior to the murder.
[news_related_post]The Mumbai police have launched a probe into the killing from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry, or threat over a slum rehabilitation project ¹. Baba Siddique was a prominent Muslim leader from Mumbai and was known to be close to several Bollywood stars, including Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Sanjay Dutt. His funeral is scheduled to take place at Bada Kabrastan in Marine Lines area after 8:30 pm on Sunday following Namaz-E-Isha.
