Baba Siddique murder: Zeeshan meets Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar; 5 more people held in case

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Bandra (East) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Zeeshan Siddique and his family met Deputy Chief Ministers (CM) Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar on Friday, October 18, to discuss over the probe related to the murder of his father and former Maharashtra minister Baba. The meeting, which took place at official residence of Fadnavis was also attended by senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel, Joint Commissioner (Crime) Lakhmi Gautam and Mumbai Crime Branch Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Datta Nalawade.

During the meeting, the police officers briefed Zeeshan and his family members on the progress made so far in the investigation and the direction it is heading into in the Baba Siddique murder case.

The office of Deputy CM Fadnavis informed that the purpose of the meeting was to update the family on the investigation.

After the meeting, Siddique posted a cryptic post on social media X.

Meanwhile, five more people have been arrested in the Baba Siddique murder case, taking the total number of the arrests to nine.

The police said the five accused, who have been a part of the conspiracy to murder the former Maharashtra minister, were held in raids conducted in Navi Mumbai, Karjat and Dombivali on Friday. Initially, seven people were detained during the raids, following which the arrests took place.

The police have presented the five people arrested on Friday before the magistrate in Esplanade Court at Fort.

On Thursday evening, Siddique took to social media X and broke his silence over his father's murder, appealing for justice.

"My father lost his life protecting and saving the lives and homes of poor innocent people. Today, my family is broken but his death must not be politicised and definitely not go in vain. I NEED JUSTICE, MY FAMILY NEEDS JUSTICE," he wrote.

Earlier on Thursday, Siddique also met Mumbai Police Mumbai Police Commissioner on Thursday. He had met the Mumbai Police Commissioner on Wednesday too, along with senior officers of the Mumbai Crime Branch to discuss the progress of the investigation into the Baba Siddique murder case.

Sources indicate that during the meeting, Zeeshan shared certain details and requested that the Crime Branch incorporate them into their inquiry.

Zeeshan spent nearly three hours at the commissioner's office in Crawford Market, meeting with Crime Branch officers in pursuit of justice for his father.

Baba was killed on the night of October 12 by shooters near Siddique's office in Nirmal Nagar area of suburban Mumbai.