LIVE | Baba Siddique murder: 7-day police custody for one, other claims to be minor

#WATCH | Maharashtra | Baba Siddiqui murder case | DCP, Mumbai Crime Branch, Vishal Thakur reached the Detection Crime Branch Unit 3 office, where the interrogation of the accused is going on. pic.twitter.com/vG31G4hTEj

— ANI (@ANI) October 13, 2024

FIR filed into murder: Police

A case regarding the incident has been registered at Nirmal Nagar Police Station under crime registration no. 589/2024, sections 103(1), 109, 125, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 3, 25, 5, and 27 of the Arms Act, and Section 37 and section 137 of the Maharashtra Police Act: Crime Branch

The tragic demise of Former Maharashtra Minister, Shri Baba Siddique is shocking beyond words. In this hour of grief, I offer my deepest condolences to his family, friends and supporters. Justice must be ensured, and the present Maharashtra Govt must order a thorough and…

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) October 12, 2024

Baba Siddique was a brother and a dear friend: Priya Dutt

Today, I'm shaken to the by the news of Baba Siddique's tragic death, it has shocked me . Baba was more than a political associate; he was family.To my father, Baba Siddique was like a son, and to me, he was a brother and a dear friend. Throughout my father's political journey…

— Priya Dutt (@PriyaDutt_INC) October 12, 2024

Extremely saddened and shocked beyond words to learn about the tragic demise of Shri #BabaSiddique ji - My heart goes out to @zeeshan_iyc and the entire family- May god give them strength to brave this difficult time. The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to… pic.twitter.com/zjNLnspbrp

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) October 12, 2024

Complete collapse of law and order: Rahul Gandhi

The tragic demise of Baba Siddique ji is shocking and saddening. My thoughts are with his family in this difficult time.

This horrifying incident exposes the complete collapse of law and order in Maharashtra. The government must take responsibility, and justice must prevail.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 13, 2024

The tragic demise of former Maharashtra Minister Shri. #BabaSiddique today, has left me shocked and deeply saddened. My deepest condolences and prayers are with his son Zeeshan Siddique, his family members and supporters. Hoping that this incident will be fully investigated… pic.twitter.com/8K9iWtm4Oz

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) October 12, 2024

Baba Siddique earned praised during pandemic, was friends with Bollywood stars

Siddique was a popular figure in Bollywood circles and had earned praise for supplying life-saving medicines to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the peak of the pandemic, the 66-year-old leader had arranged highly sought-after medicines for needy patients.

He was also known for his grand Iftar parties which were attended by top Bollywood stars.

Siddique had represented Bandra (West) seat three times in the Maharashtra assembly. A prominent Muslim leader from Mumbai, he was also known be close to several Bollywood stars, including Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Dutt.

His son Zeeshan Siddique is currently the Congress MLA from Mumbai.

While quitting the Congress to join the NCP in February this year, Baba Siddique had not cited any reason for his decision to leave the Grand Old Party, only stating “some things are better left unsaid.” With his joining the NCP, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP had received a boost ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

NCP leaders were banking on Siddique to be instrumental in spreading the party's wings in Mumbai especially in the Muslim dominated wards for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.

Siddique was an MLA for three consecutive terms in 1999, 2004 and 2009. He was a minister of state for food and civil supplies, labour and FDA in the state government (2004-08), and was also a municipal corporator for two consecutive terms.

He has also served as the chairperson and senior vice-president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee and parliamentary board member of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.

“My journey was with Indira Gandhi-Rajiv Gandhi-Sanjay Gandhi. The current Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is like my father. But sometimes some decisions have to be made in personal life,” Siddique had said before joining the NCP and thanked activists and leaders who supported him in his journey of 48 years in the Congress.

Baba Siddique’s body taken to Cooper hospital for postmortem

Police on Sunday morning shifted former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique’s body to the Mumbai municipal corporation’s Cooper Hospital for postmortem, an official said.

The body of Siddique (66), who was shot dead by three assailants in Mumbai on Saturday, was shifted from Lilavati Hospital to Cooper Hospital around 6 am, the official said.

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