Baba Siddique’s murder case: Nine arrested, son calls for justice through cryptic message
New Delhi: The investigation into the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique has intensified, with the number of arrests rising to nine. On Friday, his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique, shared a cryptic message on X (formerly Twitter), prompting speculation about the ongoing situation.
On the same day, Zeeshan Siddique met with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also oversees the home department in the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led government. During the meeting, Zeeshan was updated on the police investigation into his father's murder.
Following the meeting, Zeeshan expressed his desire for justice, urging that his father’s death should not be politicized or go unavenged. Baba Siddique was shot near Zeeshan's office in Nirmal Nagar, Bandra, Mumbai, on October 12.
The police have apprehended nine suspects so far, including five who were arrested on Friday during raids in Panvel and Karjat in the neighboring Raigad district.
Amid the ongoing investigation, a shooter linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang made controversial claims regarding Siddique’s character, suggesting he had ties to notorious criminal Dawood Ibrahim. Yogesh alias Raju, 26, affiliated with both the Lawrence Bishnoi and Hashim Baba gangs, stated, “Charges were against him under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). When individuals associate with people like Dawood, adverse outcomes are likely.”
In a related development, the Mumbai police have heightened security for Bollywood actor Salman Khan following threats received after Siddique's murder. Police reported that Khan received a demand for ₹5 crore, purportedly to resolve his conflicts with the incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The message ominously warned that failing to comply would lead to Khan's fate being "worse than Baba Siddique's."
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We received request; will decide soon whether to support TVK: Thirumavalavan
Chennai (PTI): VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday said that his party received a request from TVK for support and the high-level committee of his party will decide whether to support the Vijay-led party to form the government.
The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly and emerged as the single largest party. Vijay will have to resign from one of the two constituencies he has won.
Though the Congress party, which has five MLAs, has extended support to TVK, the actor-politician-led party was still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark in the 234-member House.
"We received the request letter from TVK. We are thankful for that. We have not ignored his (Vijay's) request. We have a procedure. Therefore, our party's high-level committee will decide soon. We are going to discuss the merits and demerits of our position," the VCK leader told reporters here.
With regard to the delay in the governor's call to the TVK, which is the single largest party, to form the government, Thirumavalavan requested the governor to invite Vijay to form the government. "It is a constitutional right and people's verdict," he added.
Asserting that the governor cannot say that Vijay should hold 118 MLAs' support now itself to form the government, he said that after taking over power, Vijay has to prove an absolute majority only on the floor of the Assembly.
