Baba Siddiqui described Ratan Tata’s demise because the “End of an Era.”
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Baba Siddiqui was shot lifeless on Saturday night in Mumbai. Just two days earlier than his homicide, Mr Siddiqui had made his final Instagram publish. The politician, who actively used his social media handles to work together along with his supporters, had posted a heartfelt tribute to the late industrialist Ratan Tata, who died on October 9 at age 86.
In his publish, Mr Siddiqui described Ratan Tata’s demise because the “End of an Era.”
The 66-year-old politician was shot lifeless by three males in Kher Nagar close to his son’s workplace in Bandra. The gunmen fired at the very least six bullets, 4 of which struck him within the chest. He was rushed to Lilavati Hospital the place he was declared lifeless.
Two suspects, Gurmail Baljit Singh from Haryana and Dharamraj Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh, have been arrested shortly after the killing, whereas a 3rd suspect stays at massive. During their interrogation, the arrested males claimed they belong to Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang. Neither the cops have confirmed this nor the gang has admitted they’re behind the killing. Bishnoi, who’s presently imprisoned in Gujarat, has been linked to a number of high-profile murders and extortion circumstances within the current previous.
Police are probing the homicide from two angles: one focuses on the attainable involvement of the Bishnoi gang – attributable to Mr Siddiqui’s proximity to Bollywood actor Salman Khan – who has beforehand obtained demise threats from the gang. The second angle pertains to a slum rehabilitation case. Sources counsel that Mr Siddiqui had obtained demise threats simply 15 days earlier than the assault, prompting him to be positioned beneath ‘Y’ class safety cowl.
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has shaped 4 particular groups to analyze the case, however up to now, no conclusive motive has been established.