Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Claims Responsibility For Former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique's Murder: Report

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has reportedly claimed responsibility for the murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique.

The 66-year-old politician was shot dead while leaving his office for his residence in Bandra West on Saturday (12 October) evening.

A viral Facebook post from an alleged Lawrence Bishnoi gang member said that the murder was due to Siddique’s ties with Bollywood actor Salman Khan and underworld figures Dawood Ibrahim and Anuj Thapan.

The gang member's post opened with the words, "Om, Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bharat," followed by: "I understand the essence of life, and consider wealth and the body as dust. I did only what was right, honouring the duty of friendship."

"Salman Khan, we did not want this war but you made our brother lose his life. Today the pool of decency of Baba Siddique is closed or at one time he was under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) with Dawood. The reason for his death was his links to Dawood and Anuj Thapan in Bollywood, politics, and property dealings," the post said, India Today reported.

"We have no personal enmity with anyone. However, anyone who helps Salman Khan or the Dawood gang should be prepared. If anyone gets any of our brothers killed, we will respond. We never strike first. Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bharat, salute to the martyrs", the post further read.

Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai on Saturday evening.

He was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital where succumbed to his injuries.

Mumbai Police reportedly confirmed on Sunday that the murder of Baba Siddique was a contract killing.

Two suspects, Gurmail Baljit Singh (23) from Haryana and Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap (19) from Uttar Pradesh, have been arrested. The third suspect, Shiv Kumar from Uttar Pradesh, remains at large.

The police officials said that their teams are trying to track down the mastermind behind the murder.

The investigation has also found that the murder was a pre-planned one and the accused were paid in advance and got delivered their weapons a few days ago.

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