Delhi Police Special Cell to assist in Baba Siddique murder probe: Sources
New Delhi (PTI): A team from the Special Cell of the Delhi Police is set to be dispatched to Mumbai to assist in the investigation of the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, police sources said on Sunday.
Baba Siddique (66) was waylaid by three men at Kher Nagar in Mumbai's Bandra area just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office and shot at on Saturday night.
The former Maharashtra minister was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
"A team comprising four to five members from the Special Cell will go to Mumbai to investigate and assist the Mumbai Police. The team will look into the gangster angle," said the source.
Mumbai Police has said that the crime branch has launched a probe into the case from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a slum rehabilitation project.
Two of the accused have been arrested -- Gurmail Baljit Singh (23), a resident of Haryana, and Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap (19), a native of Uttar Pradesh. Some teams have also been sent out of Maharashtra to nab the third accused who is still at large, police said.
The shooters opened four to five rounds of fire from a 9.9 mm pistol, which was recovered by police.
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Mallikarjun Kharge family's Siddharth Vihar Trust decides to return 5 acres of land
Bengaluru: The Siddharth Vihar Trust, led by Rahul Kharge, son of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, has decided to return 5 acres of civic amenity (CA) land in Bengaluru's Aerospace Park. This decision follows a controversy over the allocation of the land to the trust.
Two days ago, the trust wrote to the government, requesting to return the allotted CA land. The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) had earlier conducted the allocation process, during which 193 organisations applied for the land, and 43 were selected, including the Siddharth Vihar Trust. However, the allocation sparked criticism, leading to the current decision.
Today, Karnataka Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge clarified the decision during a press conference in Bengaluru, stating that the family’s trust would return the allotted site in light of the controversy.
The issue arose from allegations that the allocation process was improper. According to Priyank Kharge, Rahul Kharge was likely unaware of the allocation. He added, "Only three of us from the family are involved in politics. My elder brother is a soft-spoken individual who has expressed distress over the attacks our family has faced. On 29 September, he wrote to KIADB to return the land, stating that the allocation would be legally handed back."
Priyank further explained that Rahul Kharge had applied for the land in accordance with the rules and that it was allotted based on proper documentation. He emphasised that the allocation was legal and not rushed, adding, "Rahul Kharge, who is not well-known to the public, passed the UPSC exams and worked hard for his education. This is merely a political accusation, with no wrongdoing involved."
In his remarks, Priyank also criticised the BJP, stating that personal attacks on their family were ongoing and that "BJP leaders do not send their children to the RSS." He accused BJP leaders of consistently engaging in slanderous comments to tarnish their family’s reputation.
