Zeeshan Siddique is an MLA from Bandra East.
Mumbai:
In his first response after his father and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot useless final week, Bandra East MLA Zeeshan Siddique has stated he and his household need justice. Mr Siddique additionally made an enchantment that his father’s dying shouldn’t be politicised and nor ought to it go in useless.
In a put up on X on Thursday, Zeeshan Siddique wrote: “My father misplaced his life defending and saving the lives and houses of poor harmless individuals. Today, my household is damaged however his dying should not be politicised and positively not go in useless. I NEED JUSTICE, MY FAMILY NEEDS JUSTICE!”
Baba Siddique, 66, was shot useless by three males outdoors Zeeshan’s Bandra East workplace round 9.30 pm on Dussehra, October 13. Police had stated six bullets have been fired at him, 4 of which hit him and one other hit an aide within the leg. Siddique was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital, the place he was declared useless.
Two of the shooters, Gurmail Baljit Singh from Haryana and Dharamraj Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh, have been arrested quickly after the homicide whereas Shiv Kumar Gautam, who can also be from Uttar Pradesh, is on the run.
On Sunday, Kashyap had claimed in a Mumbai court docket that his age was 17 regardless of his Aadhar card stating that he was 19, and a bone ossification take a look at had been ordered. On Monday, the outcomes of the take a look at proved that he’s not a minor.
Police sources stated the suspects have claimed that they work for gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who’s lodged in Gujarat’s Sabarmati jail, and the identical declare was made in a social media put up on Sunday. The Facebook put up was made on the deal with of 1 Shubuu Lonkar, believed to be Bishnoi gang affiliate Shubham Rameshwar Lonkar, claiming duty for the homicide.
Police stated the put up was made by Lonkar’s brother, Pravin, who was arrested from Pune on Sunday night. On Tuesday, one other arrest was made within the case – that of Harishkumar Balakram, 23, from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh. Balakram labored as a scrap vendor in Pune and officers stated he was a part of the conspiracy to kill Baba Siddique.
The alleged handler of the three shooters, Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar, can also be on the run.
Congress To NCP Switch
Baba Siddique, who was a three-time MLA from Bandra West, was related to the Congress for 48 years. He had stop the occasion in February and joined Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Zeeshan Siddique was expelled from the Congress in August.
The NCP chief was murdered forward of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and the opposition has attacked the Eknath Shinde-led ruling BJP-NCP-Shiv Sena coalition over the law-and-order scenario within the state.
After the killing, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) President Sharad Pawar had stated individuals within the authorities ought to take duty and step down from their posts.
“The deteriorating legislation and order scenario within the state is a matter of concern. It is gloomy that former state minister Baba Siddique was shot useless within the nation’s monetary capital, Mumbai. If the Home minister and the rulers will take the state’s automobile ahead with such leniency, it may be a warning signal for the frequent individuals. This not solely must be investigated, the rulers want to simply accept duty and step down from their posts. My heartfelt tribute to Baba Siddique and condolences to his household,” he wrote in Marathi on X.
Chief Minister Shinde stated legislation and order had deteriorated beneath the alliance led by the opposition coalition, which is named the Maha Vikas Aghadi, and promised that the individuals liable for Siddique’s killing wouldn’t be spared.