How Baba Siddique was killed: ‘Shooters set off smoke firecracker, then opened fire on him indiscriminately,’ says cop part of NCP leader’s security
Siddique, a three-time former MLA, had stepped out of the office of his son and Bandra (E) MLA Zeeshan Siddique and was walking to his car when the three shooters fired six to seven rounds at him Saturday night.
Police sources said the killing was meticulously planned, and the conspirators had a clear idea that the NCP leader had police security cover. (Express photo of the shooting site by Sankhadeep Banerjee) MOMENTS BEFORE they opened fire on NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, the shooters distracted the three policemen guarding him by bursting a “firecracker” that caused a smokescreen, according to police sources.
Siddique, a three-time former MLA, had stepped out of the office of his son and Bandra (E) MLA Zeeshan Siddique and was walking to his car when the three shooters fired six to seven rounds at him Saturday night. Siddique sustained multiple injuries and was taken to Lilavati Hospital, where he died during treatment.
According to a Head Constable Shyam Magan Sonawane, 47, who was among the three policemen engaged in Siddique’s security, one of the shooters set off a “smoke firecracker” to distract them. In his statement to police,
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