NCP leader Baba Siddiqui shot dead in Mumbai,2 held

NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique died in hospital after being shot by three men in Mumbai's Bandra East area on Saturday night, officials said. Two persons were arrested immediately after the incident that took place outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui's office near Colgate ground in Nirmal Nagar.Siddiqui, a three time-former MLA, had  joined the NCP in February this year after quitting the Congress.Chief Minister Eknath Shinde earlier said Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar had told him that two alleged shooters have been taken into custody.One of them is from Uttar Pradesh and the other from Haryana, while a third accused fled from the spot.

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, On Baba Siddiqui case, says, "Former minister Baba Siddiqui was attacked and, unfortunately, has passed away. This is a deeply tragic incident. Two suspects have been arrested… Both arrested individuals are from Haryana and… pic.twitter.com/tevWIiH6SO

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Leaders cutting across party lines condoled the death of Siddiqui, with some from opposition parties expressing concern at the law and order situation in Maharashtra."The firing incident is unfortunate, condemnable and painful. I am shocked to learn about his death," Siddiqui's party president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said.A thorough probe will be done and strict action will be taken against the guilty, he added.
Congress-turned-BJP leader Ashok Chavan said he had worked with Siddiqui when both were in the grand old party, adding the news was shocking. NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar said it was worrying how the law and order situation had deteriorated in Maharashtra.
Former state home minister and NCP(SP) leader Anil Deshmukh as well as Congress' leader and LoP in the assembly Vijay Wadettiwar slammed the Eknath Shinde government for the incident.A leader with 'Y' category security getting shot dead this way was shocking, the two said.