Calling the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique a most "unfortunate incident", BJP leader and advocate Ujjwal Nikam said on Sunday that there is no failure from police and the administration side as police had already given protection to him after he was given threat by unknown people.
Siddique, a leader in Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was shot at near Nirmal Nagar in Bandra. He later succumbed to his bullet injuries at Lilavati Hospital late Saturday night.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police has registered a case in connection to the killing of NCP under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act.
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed his grief over the killing of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead by unknown assailants in Mumbai.
Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and leader in Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was shot near Nirmal Nagar in Bandra. He later succumbed to his bullet injuries at Lilavati Hospital late Saturday night.
Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan expressed deep sorrow late Saturday night over the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, saying that the police are investigating the case, as tributes and condolences continue to pour in from political leaders.
NCP leader Baba Siddique sustained two gunshot wounds to his chest before being brought to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital for emergency treatment, doctors at the hospital said. He was admitted around 9.30 pm on Saturday and, despite extensive resuscitative efforts, succumbed to his injuries s
Bollywood actors, including Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty, visited Lilavati Hospital in Maharashtra's Mumbai late Saturday night to meet the family of former state minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, who succumbed to bullet injuries after being shot by unidentified assailants.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge expressed his deepest condolences to the family of former minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was killed by unidentified assailants on Saturday evening. Kharge demanded that the culprits be brought to justice as soon as possible.
Earlier on Saturday evening, CM Shinde vowed strict action against those responsible for taking the law into their own hands, following the killing of former State Minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique.Siddique was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Mumbai on Saturday evening.