‘I didn’t want this war but…’: Police investigate social media posts claiming Bishnoi gang involvement in Baba Siddique’s murder | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A social media post claiming to be from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang took responsibility for the murder Maharashtra MLA Baba Siddique, who was shot dead outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra, Mumbai on Saturday evening. Mumbai Police is verifying its authenticity.
Taking responsibility on social media, an account on Facebook named Shubuu Lonkar wrote, “Salman Khan, we didn’t want this war, but you have harmed our brother. Baba Siddique’s chapter is closed today, or he was once under the MCOCA Dealing with Dawood The reason for his death is Anuj Thapan and Dawood, who were allegedly associated with Bollywood, politics and property deals. We have no enmity with anyone, but whoever helps Salman Khan and the Dawood gang will have their case have to settle bills.”
The post also quoted poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar before claiming responsibility for the murder. The message started with ‘Om, Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bharat’ and then quoted Dinkar’s Rashmirathi: “Jeewan ka mulya samajhta hu, dhan ko mai dhool samajhta hu! Kya wahi satkarm tha jo nibhaya, nibhaya mitrata ka dharm tha jo.“

Mumbai Police is verifying the social media post about Bishnoi gang taking responsibility for Baba Siddique’s murder. “We saw the viral post on social media. Authenticity and context are being verified,” a senior police officer said.
The incident took place around 9.30 pm when three assailants opened fire, hitting NCP leader Siddique in the chest. Police have arrested two of the gunmen: Gurmail Baljit Singh, 23, from Haryana, and Dharamraj Kashyap, 19, from Uttar Pradesh. The third suspect, Shiv Kumar from UP, is still on the run.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that former Congress leader Siddique would be cremated with full state honours. The chief minister’s office said, “Siddique will be given full state honors as he served as a minister in the Maharashtra government during 2004-2008 and also as chairman of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA).”
The Mumbai crime branch has registered a case at Nirmal Nagar police station in connection with the murder. The case has been registered under crime registration no. 589/2024, including parts of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act.