Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang has shot off a chilling warning while confirming its hand at politician Baba Siddique’s assassination. The veteran politician was shot around 9:30 pm on Saturday (October 12) outside his legislator son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra, Mumbai. While he was rushed to a hospital, doctor declared him brought dead. Hours later, the Bishnoi Gang claimed responsibility for the lawmaker’s death and warned others about a similar fate if they didn’t listen to their warning.
The chilling Facebook post also warns those who wish to be associated with Bollywood Salman Khan and says they should be ready to face consequences. Khan was close with Siddique, who helped him end his 5-year-old rift with actor Shah Rukh Khan in 2013.
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“Salman Khan, we did not want this war, but you made our brother lose his life…” the post, originally written in Hindi, read, following translation.
“We do not have any enmity with anyone but whoever helps Salman Khan and the Dawood gang, keep your accounts in order,” part of it read.
The post has been made from the Facebook account of Bishnoi gang associate Shubham Rameshwar Lonkar. While he’s in jail, his brother, Pravin, is believed to have written it.
It stated that the politician had been killed because of his link to terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, closeness with actor Salman Khan and the custodial death of Anuj Thapan.
Following the shooting incident outside Khan’s house in April, Thapan was arrested as one of the suspects. He was later found dead inside the Mumbai Crime Branch lock-up. While the cops stated that Thapan took his own life, the deceased’s family alleged foul play.
Now, the gang has said that anyone who will help Khan will evoke the former’s wrath.
Meanwhile, MLA Zeeshan Siddique’s security has been tightened following his father’s assassination. Currently, tight police security has been stationed outside his residence in Bandra (West).
The Mumbai Police’s Rapid Commando Platoon (RCP) team has been deployed to the location, and barricades have been set up to prevent unauthorised entry into the residence. Security has also been increased at the bungalows of ministers in the Malabar Hill area. Senior police officials have given instructions to block critical points in Malabar Hill and establish roadblocks at key locations to ensure security. Additionally, security around Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence, Galaxy Apartments, Bandra (West), has been heightened with a heavy police presence outside.
(With inputs from Free Press Journal.)
