MUMBAI: Way back in 1995, Baba Siddique was an ebullient, brash, smooth-talking young Congress corporator from Bandra West, attired in a chic pair of jeans and a T-shirt when this correspondent first encountered him in the corridors of the BMC headquarters. As Mumbai’s real estate market flourished towards the end of the last century, so…
NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was gunned down in Bandra despite being under Y-category security protection. The assassination, which has sent shockwaves across the state, was executed with precise planning, involving detailed surveillance of Siddique’s movements over several months. The involvement of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and the audacity of the attack—carried out…
In a major development in the murder case of Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, police have arrested the third suspect, Pravin Lonkar. The 28-year-old was apprehended in Pune and is the brother of Shubham Lonkar, who is also implicated in the conspiracy. The Lonkar brothers allegedly enlisted Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivkumar Gautam…
NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai on the evening of Dussehra, Saturday. The incident occurred mere hours after he had shared a message of goodwill on social media, expressing his hopes for the festival. Earlier on Saturday, at 11am, Baba Siddique had taken to the platform X to convey…
Noted actor Siddique on Sunday resigned as the general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A.) following sexual assault allegations raised by a woman actor on August 24. Speaking to media, the senior actor said he had sent his resignation letter to the President of the organisation, Mohanlal. “Yes. I have tendered my…
