Baba Siddique, 66, a local lawmaker and former minister in Maharashtra state
MUMBAI: A senior politician in India's financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday (Oct 12), weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang.
He was shot multiple times in the chest outside his son's office in Mumbai, Indian media reported.
Maharashtra's deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, from the same party as Siddique, said he was "shocked" by the "cowardly attack".
The Hindustan Times newspaper reported that two suspected attackers had been arrested, and police were searching for another.
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Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indian-politician-baba-siddique-shot-dead-mumbai-4675386