Video shows moments after Baba Siddique was killed
Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead outside his son’s office in Mumbai last week on October 12.
The shooters fired six bullets at Siddique and a man, Raj Kanojia, at a temple – who is reportedly not related to Siddique – was also injured in the firing, shows a new video of the aftermath of the shooting.
The man is lying on the floor, with injuries to his left leg and a piece of cloth has been tied to stop the flow of the blood. A man is heard saying “Shooting happened…shooting” and the cops are dispersing the crowd.
The shooters told the cops they were given a contract to kill both Baba Siddique and Zeeshan, said police sources.
Baba Siddique was provided non-categorised security and was allotted three police constables, who worked in three shifts. At the time of the shooting, one policeman was accompanying Mr Siddique.
Three shooters Gurmel Baljit Singh, Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivkumar Gautam from Uttar Pradesh shot dead Baba Siddique. According to their plan, Singh and Kashyap were to shoot the 66-year-old NCP leader under the cover of a Dussehra procession and fireworks.
However, after seeing the crowd of people and security around Siddique, Shivkumar said he would shoot first.
All three shooters were carrying chilli powder and pepper spray with them. As soon as Shivkumar fired six bullets at Siddique, they threw chilli powder at the police constable.
Shivkumar then fled after hiding in the crowd, but Singh and Kashyap were caught. Two pistols and 28 live rounds were recovered from them.