As police confirm Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s role in Baba Siddique’s murder, why this is an aberration

Lawrence Bishnoi has been making constant threats to actor Salman Khan and his gang fired outside the actor's Bandra residence in April this year.

Written by Mohamed Thaver

Mumbai | Updated: October 13, 2024 07:10 PM IST

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Bishnoi gang had not been involved in killings in the city until Siddique's murder. (File photos)

The Mumbai police have confirmed the involvement of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in the killing of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique on Saturday night.

Siddique, 66, was shot dead by three assailants, two of whom have been detained. Though the Bishnoi gang wreaked havoc in the city with threats and firing outside actor Salman Khan’s Bandra residence in April, it had not been involved in killings in the city until Siddique’s murder. The gang has been involved in extortion killings in north Indian states, including the murder of a gym owner last month in Delhi.

Bishnoi, who is currently lodged at Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, has garnered considerable notoriety due to his constant threats to Salman Khan. The actor came on the gang’s radar after his reported killing of a blackbuck during a film shooting in 1998. Blackbuck is considered holy by the Bishnoi community.

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Cops confirm gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s involvement in NCP leader’s killing

As per the police, Bishnoi’s brother Anmol and top aide Rohit Godara, suspected to be based out of the United States and Canada, have been running his gang from the outside.

Bishnoi, who enjoys popularity on social media platforms, is known to hire youngsters from north Indian states through social media platforms to carry out hit jobs.

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An officer said, “So far, one thought he was making threats to create fear among people using it to extort money. Why the gang decided to murder someone is part of the probe.”

Siddique, a three-time former MLA, was coming out of his son and Bandra East MLA Zeeshan Siddique’s office and walking to his car when three assailants fired six or seven rounds at him. Two bullets hit him in the chest, and one hit him in the abdomen. He sustained multiple serious injuries and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital, where he was pronounced dead during treatment. The shooting occurred on a day when the city police were on high alert due to two annual Dussehra rallies held by the Shiv Sena.

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Siddique ended his 48-year association with the Congress and joined the NCP led by Ajit Pawar this February.

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