Baba Siddique Murder Live Updates: Oppn leaders demand Fadnavis’s resignation after NCP leader, former Maharashtra MLA shot dead ahead of polls; 2 held

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NCP Leader Baba Siddique Shot Dead: Former Maharashtra curate Baba Siddique with Ajit Pawar successful August; A presumption of the spot wherever helium was changeable dormant successful Bandra East. (X/BabaSiddque/Express photo)

NCP Leader and Ex-Maharashtra Minister Shot Dead: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) person and three-time MLA Baba Siddique was changeable dormant by 3 persons successful Bandra precocious connected Saturday. Siddique’s murder, contempt him having Y-level class security, comes up of the Assembly elections which are expected to beryllium held successful November. Condemning the incident, leaders crossed Opposition parties, including the Congress, person sought accountability from the Shinde-led authorities for “growing transgression activities” successful the state. Many leaders, including Sharad Pawar, person demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

What bash we cognize astir the assailants? The Mumbai Police person identified and detained 2 individuals — 1 from Haryana and the different from Uttar Pradesh — successful transportation with the incidental truthful far. While the 3rd idiosyncratic is said to beryllium absconding, the lawsuit has been handed implicit to the Mumbai transgression branch. Shortly aft the incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said: “We volition guarantee that each blameworthy volition beryllium arrested.”

Where did the shooting occur? The incidental took spot arsenic Siddique was leaving his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique’s bureau successful Bandra East and was entering his car. According to the police, the assailants fired astir six to 7 rounds astatine him of which 2 bullets deed him successful the chest, and 1 deed him successful the abdomen. He sustained aggregate superior injuries and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dormant during treatment. Siddique was elected arsenic a Congress MLA thrice and represented the Bandra West constituency from 1999 until 2014; helium served arsenic a curate successful the Congress-NCP authorities from 2004 to 2008.

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