Senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party Baba Siddique According to Mumbai Police, he died on Saturday after being shot multiple times by unidentified gunmen.
The incident took place near the office of Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of Baba Siddiqui Bandra East. Baba Siddiqui suffered several times shot He sustained wounds and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital for medical attention.According to officials, he was in critical condition when he was taken to the hospital and sustained injuries to his chest and abdomen.
The attack involved three attackers and authorities are now investigating to uncover the motive and identify the perpetrators.
Two people have been arrested so far.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said one of the accused was from UP and the other was from Haryana. The third defendant is on the run.
“I have given instructions to the police that no one should take the law into their hands in Mumbai. And the underworld should not rise up,” Shinde said.

A two-time BMC founder, Siddique won the Bandra West constituency in 1999 on a Congress ticket and successfully retained his seat in the 2004 and 2009 elections. However, he lost to BJP’s Ashish Shelar in 2014 and did not contest the 2019 assembly elections. Siddique was also the Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies in the Congress-NCP government from 2004 to 2008. He joined the NCP earlier this year.
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar condemned the incident and said that the attack would be thoroughly investigated and the mastermind behind the incident would also be identified.
The NCP chief told He died in this incident. I lost my good colleague and friend. I strongly condemn this cowardly attack.
“The incident is being investigated thoroughly and strict action will be taken against the attackers. The mastermind of the attack is also being identified. With the death of Baba Siddiqui, we have lost a good leader who fought for the minority brothers and stood up for Pan.” -Religious Harmony. His death is a great loss for NCP. I share the grief of Zeeshan Siddiqui, the Siddiqui family and their employees.
Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey expressed serious concerns over the safety of former MPs in the state. He asked Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis and CM Eknath Shinde to resign from their posts.
“If former MLAs in our city of Mumbai are not safe, if government leaders are not safe, then how will this government protect the common people? If they cannot protect their MLAs and former ministers, then Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis should resign. He has.” “Eknath Shinde has no right to continue as home minister,” he said.
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“There is shooting on the streets of Mumbai in broad daylight. Three shots are fired and people are shot… Is this law and order?… The criminals are not afraid… Mahayuti politics and… “The BJP has denigrated politics,” he added.
NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar also reacted to the incident and asked the Mahayuti government to take responsibility and resign from office.
“The collapsed law and order situation in the state is a matter of concern. The dismissal of former Mumbai state minister Baba Siddiqui is unfortunate…There is a need to not only investigate this but also take responsibility and resign from the government,” Pawar said in a social media post X
“A heartfelt tribute to Baba Siddiqui. Condolences to his family,” he added.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya termed the murder as a “big conspiracy” and asked a special investigation team to probe the matter. “The murder of Baba Siddique is a matter of concern. The government should form a special team and investigate the matter. It appears to be a huge conspiracy. Strict measures must be taken,” said Somaiya.