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Mumbai police constable dismissed over negligence in Baba Siddique murder case
Updated On: 10 May, 2026 10:39 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai Police has terminated constable Shyam Sonawane, who was assigned as former NCP leader Baba Siddique’s bodyguard, after an inquiry found negligence and dereliction of duty linked to Siddique’s fatal shooting in Bandra East in October 2024

Baba Siddique was shot dead in Bandra East on October 12. 2024 (File pic)
Police authorities have terminated the service of a constable who was deputed as a bodyguard of former NCP leader Baba Siddique on charges of dereliction of duty, officials said.
Veteran Maharashtra leader Baba Siddique, 66, was shot dead by three men outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Mumbai's Bandra East area on the night of October 12, 2024.
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