Multiple shots fired from 9.9 mm pistol: Police

Police have recovered six empty bullet shells from the spot where Siddique was shot at.

Questioning of the accused has also revealed that the shooters had fired three rounds at Siddique from a 9.9 mm pistol. The incident happened when the NCP leader was bursting firecrackers on the occasion of Dussehra.

Some reports say that Siddique was waylaid by the three men near his son’s office at around 9.30 pm before being shot at.

One of the rounds hit Siddique in the chest, causing him to collapse on the spot. Police said one of the bullets cracked the windshield of his vehicle.