NEW DELHI: The wife of the murdered NCP leader Baba Siddique submitted an application on Friday requesting permission from the court to participate in the case proceedings. Siddique (66), who previously served as a minister, was fatally shot by three attackers near his son Zeeshan’s office in Mumbai’s Bandra (East) locality on October 12 last year.
In her application, Shehzeen Siddique stated she experienced “irreparable loss” and emphasised the necessity to “put on record the true and correct facts” regarding the incident. The application noted that the “audacious attack, executed in one of the city’s most affluent and bustling neighbourhood, has left behind a trail of grief and outrage for the family of the deceased,” further stating that his death represented an irreparable national loss.
The petition, filed through advocate Trivankumar Karnani, stated, “The intervenor submits that being the wife of the deceased, she has suffered an irreparable loss and that it is of utmost importance for her to put on record the true and correct facts to assist the court to come to the free and fair conclusion in the matter,” as quoted by news agency PTI.
The application, emphasising several crucial aspects requiring “due and proper” consideration, was presented to special MCOCA judge B D Shelke, with the next hearing scheduled for April 7. Authorities have submitted a chargesheet against 26 arrested individuals, whilst Anmol Bishnoi, sibling of imprisoned gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, and two others remain wanted. The accused face charges under MCOCA and are currently under judicial custody.
Siddique (66) was fatally shot by three assailants outside the office of his son, former MLA Zeeshan Siddique, in Mumbai’s Bandra (East) on the night of October 12, 2024.