Baba Siddique Murder News Live: Former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday. Siddique, 66, was attacked outside the office of his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique, and later succumbed to his injuries at Lilavati Hospital. Two suspects have been arrested, while a third remains at large. The murder of Siddique, a prominent leader who served three terms as the MLA from Bandra (West), comes as the state is likely to hold assembly elections soon. Political leaders across parties expressed shock and condemnation, with NCP chief Ajit Pawar and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde both vowing a thorough investigation. Opposition leaders, including Congress’ Balasaheb Thorat and Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Thackeray, also voiced concerns about the state’s security, calling it a collapse of the administration. Siddique had joined the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction earlier this year after leaving Congress.
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