The latest images from the scene at Nirmal Nagar in Bandra East show the location where NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot late last night.
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His body was shifted to Cooper Hospital for post-mortem after he succumbed to bullet injuries at Lilavati Hospital.
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Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and leader in Ajit Pawar's faction of the NCP, was shot near Nirmal Nagar in Bandra and later died of his injuries at Lilavati Hospital late on Saturday evening.
His body was kept in hospital, where a sizeable crowd of politicians and celebrities gathered to pay their respects to his family. Siddique, a three-time MLA from Bandra West, had joined Ajit Pawar's NCP earlier this year after quitting the Congress.
Prime Minister Shinde described the incident as “extremely unfortunate”, stating that two suspects have been arrested while one remains at large.
“This is an extremely unfortunate incident. I spoke to the doctors and the police. Two people have been arrested; the suspects are from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The third suspect is on the run. We have directed Mumbai Police to take strict action against those who take law and order into their hands,” Shinde told reporters in Thane, CM Shinde told reporters a day earlier.
Doctors at Lilavati Hospital said Baba Siddique suffered two gunshot wounds in his chest before he was admitted for emergency treatment around 9.30 pm on Saturday.
Despite extensive resuscitation efforts, he succumbed to his injuries shortly afterwards.
Confirming the arrest of two suspects, Mumbai Additional CP Paramjit Singh Dahiya said, “The incident took place around 9.30 pm in Nirmal Nagar. Baba Siddique was taken to Lilavati Hospital after being shot. The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating the case.”
Authorities also said the weapon used in the shooting has been recovered and identified it as a 9.9mm handgun.
(With input from agencies)