Baba Siddique shot dead: Will not be left unpunished, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde addressed the states law and order situation following the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique stating that the government is committed to ensuring public safety and will ensure that the accused responsible for such crimes will be held accountable and will not be left unpunished reported news agency ANISpeaking about Baba Siddique shot dead Shinde confirmed that Mumbai police have arrested two individuals in connection with the case and reiterated that the safety of Maharashtras citizens is a top priority for the governmentSpeaking to ANI Shinde said on Sunday Yesterdays incident of Baba Siddiques murder is unfortunate Mumbai Police has arrested two people one is from UP and the other from Haryana The third accused is absconding He will be arrested soon They will not be spared no matter who they are be it the Bishnoi gang or any underworld gang Strict action will be taken Those who are receiving threats their safety is the state governments responsibility and it will fulfil its responsibilityThe last rites of former Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique were performed with full state honours in Mumbai at Bada Qabrastan with state honours on Sunday He was murdered in Mumbai on Saturday NCP leaders including Praful Patel Chhagan Bhujbal and Ajit Pawar were present at the Bada Qabrastan during the last rites of Baba SiddiqueThe NCP leader and former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique was murdered after being shot at outside his office in Nirmal Nagar He sustained two gunshot wounds to his chest before being brought to Mumbais Lilavati Hospital for emergency treatment where he succumbed to death on Saturday nightAfter being shot Siddique was admitted around 930 pm on Saturday and despite extensive resuscitative efforts succumbed to his injuries shortlyDr Jalil Parkar a physician at Lilavati Hospital said Around 930 pm Baba Siddique was brought here When he arrived in the emergency room his pulse and blood pressure were unrecordable and the ECG showed a flat line We shifted him to the ICU reported ANIAnother accused in Siddiques murder case has been arrested in Pune said Mumbai police on Sunday According to the police the arrested 28yearold has been identified as Pravin LonkarAccording to the police Pravin Lonkar is the brother of Shubham Lonkar Lonkaris is one of the conspirators who along with Shubham Lonkar enlisted Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivkumar Gautam in the plot Mumbai police saidEsplanade court in Mumbai sent Gurmail Singh accused in the Baba Siddique firing case to Mumbai Crime Branch custody till 21 October on Sunday The court has also directed to present the second accused again after conducting his ossification testThe Baba Siddique shot dead incident has sent shockwaves through political and Bollywood circlesEarlier on Saturday Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met the family of NCP leader Baba Siddique at Lilavati Hospital where Siddique was admitted before passing awayMaharashtra Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar along with senior police officials Union Minister and RPIA chief Ramdas Athawale and Parth Pawar son of Ajit Pawar also visited Lilavati HospitalCM Shinde vowed strict action against those responsible for taking the law into their own hands following the killing of Baba Siddique reported ANIShiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam dubbed it a personal loss on Sunday after Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in MumbaiSpeaking to ANI Sanjay Nirupam said that the incident is worrying and unfortunate adding that Baba Siddique was a very good personThe opposition parties raised questions on the state of law and order in MaharashtraSlamming the Maharashtra government over the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said that this is the failure of law and orderShiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut hit out at the Maharashtra government over the killing of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique and said the case points towards the failure of the Chief Minister reported ANIUnion Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday called for strict punishment of the accused involved in the Baba Siddique shot dead case saying that this is a great loss for the Mahayuti alliance reported ANISiddique after being associated with Congress for the last 35 years joined NCP eight months agoBollywood stars also paid their last respects to Baba Siddique On Sunday actor Salman Khan arrived at the residence of the late NCP leader Salmans brother Sohail Khan along with his sister Arpita Khan Sharma also visited the residence to pay their respectsIn a show of solidarity actors Zareen Khan Raj Kundra and Zaheer Iqbal among others arrived at Siddiques residence to pay their final respectsWith inputs from ANI