14 August,2026 10:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In the voice note, the caller allegedly threatened to kill Zeeshan Siddique. File Pic
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Zeeshan Siddique has approached the Mumbai Police after allegedly receiving a death threat from a person claiming to be associated with gangster Rohit Godara, a police official said on Friday, reported the PTI.
Siddique received a voice note from a Portugal-based mobile number while he was abroad. After returning to Mumbai, he approached the Bandra police and lodged a complaint.
According to the police official, the caller identified himself as Zeeshan Akhtar and claimed to be associated with the Godara gang.
In the voice note, the caller allegedly threatened to kill Siddique. He also claimed that he had asked another gang member to kill Siddique's father, Baba Siddique, about two years before his murder, according to the PTI.
Police are looking into the threat and the identity of the person who sent the voice note.
Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader, was shot dead in Bandra in October 2024, the news agency reported.
Investigators have alleged that members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were involved in the murder. Zeeshan Akhtar, who has been named as an accused in the case, is currently absconding.
An accused in the case, Anmol Bishnoi, was deported from the United States in November 2025 and was later arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a separate case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and for alleged extortion.
He has also been named as a wanted accused in the Baba Siddique murder case.
The caller allegedly told Zeeshan Siddique that the threat was not connected to money.
According to the complaint, the caller said he had no issue with Siddique's wealth but objected to what he described as the NCP leader's "illegal business".
Police are examining the contents of the voice note and other details linked to the call.
This is not the first time Zeeshan Siddique has reportedly received a threat. The NCP leader has faced threats in the past as well.
The latest complaint comes nearly two years after the killing of his father, with police now investigating the fresh threat and the alleged links of the caller to the Godara gang, the news agency reported.
(with PTI inputs)
