"State govt is not concerned about providing safety to common people": AIMIM chief Owaisi on Baba Siddique's murder

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Owaisi said, "It is very disheartening to hear about the cowardly attack on Baba Siddique, in which he unfortunately lost his life. This shows the complete lack of will of political parties. This clearly shows that the current state government is not at all concerned about providing safety to the common people of Mumbai and Maharashtra in general."

"They are only concerned about saving their chair and their skin so that they can win the next election... What happened to Baba Siddique is a complete failure of law and order," Owaisi added.

Former Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, sustained gunshot wounds to his chest before being brought to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital for emergency treatment, where he succumbed to injuries on Saturday night.

After being shot, Baba Siddique was admitted around 9.30 pm on Saturday and, despite extensive resuscitative efforts, succumbed to his injuries shortly. Dr Jalil Parkar, a physician at Lilavati Hospital, said, "Around 9.30 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."

Another accused in NCP leader Baba Siddique murder case has been arrested in Pune, said Mumbai police on Sunday.

According to the police, the arrested person, who is 28-year-old has been identified as Pravin Lonkar.

According 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 said.

Earlier today, Mumbai's esplanade court sent Gurmail Singh, accused in the Baba Siddique murder case to Mumbai Crime Branch custody till 21 October on Sunday.

Mumbai police today presented the two accused in the Baba Siddique firing case, Gurmail Singh and Dharmraj Singh Kashyap in Mumbai's Esplanade Court. Esplanade court has also directed to present the second accused again after conducting his ossification test. (ANI)