Mumbai Crime – TheNewsHub https://thenewshub.in Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:28:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 Baba, Bollywood, Bishnoi: A Mumbai murder mystery https://thenewshub.in/2024/10/14/baba-bollywood-bishnoi-a-mumbai-murder-mystery/ https://thenewshub.in/2024/10/14/baba-bollywood-bishnoi-a-mumbai-murder-mystery/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:28:49 +0000 https://thenewshub.in/2024/10/14/baba-bollywood-bishnoi-a-mumbai-murder-mystery/

In this photograph taken on July 2013, then Congress leader Baba Siddique is flanked by actors Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan at an Iftar party in Mumbai.
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This story has all the elements of a crime thriller. Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique (66) was killed in Mumbai’s Bandra East on Saturday evening. He was shot outside his son and Bandra East MLA Zeeshan Siddique’s office. A day later, a gangster jailed in Gujarat for multiple cases, Lawrence Bishnoi, claimed to have killed Baba. Reason? Baba’s proximity to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.

Four people have been arrested by the Mumbai police. But the motive behind the murder remains a mystery, sparking some astonishing theories. If one thing is clear, it is that Baba’s gruesome murder is reminiscent of crimes in Mumbai of the 1990’s.

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Baba Siddiqui was the MLA of Bandra West, Mumbai’s posh western suburb. This is where the biggest Bollywood stars, including Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan live. Baba entered politics in the late 1970s under the mentorship of Bollywood legend and politician Sunil Dutt. Baba was the MLA of Bandra East for 15 years, and was a State Minister for Food and Drug Administration between 2004 to 2008.

Bandra West is part of the Lok Sabha constituency that Sunil Dutt—a respected name in Bollywood as well as in politics—and his daughter Priya Dutt represented in 2004 and 2009. Sunil’s son, also a Bollywood superstar, Sanjay Dutt has been Baba’s close friend. When there were rumours of rivalry between Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, it was Baba’s Iftar party where both the Khans met and reconciled. Such was the aura of Baba Siddique in Bollywood.

Bishnoi’s claim is based on this proximity. Bishnoi, a gangster, the story goes, wants to kill Salman Khan, because he believes that Salman is guilty in the blackbuck hunting case of 1998. The Bishnoi community of Rajasthan respects the blackbuck as a deity. Lawrence Bishnoi is from Punjab. Lawrence reportedly said that those are friends with Salman Khan will meet with the same fate.

Lawrence’s attempts to target Salman are not new. On April 14, 2024, gunshots were heard near Salman Khan’s apartment in Bandra West. A Bishnoi group claimed responsibility. The Mumbai police arrested Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal from Bhuj, Gujarat, for this shooting. They reportedly told police that they had been ordered to fire 10 rounds aimed at Galaxy apartment, where Salman Khan lives. In 2018, the Bishnoi gang had conducted recce of Salman’s house .

This is where the Bishnoi story turns bizarre. And if true, it exposes the poor governance, law and order in Maharashtra, Gujarat and the country as a whole. Bishnoi is now in Sabarmati jail, Gujarat, booked for 12 different cases. Some of his alleged crimes are being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). If Bishnoi was able to execute his plan in Mumbai, it reflects the gross failure of the Gujarat jail administration, the Maharashtra police as well as the NIA. As per reports, Baba’s killers stayed in Kurla, adjoining to Bandra, for many weeks. They rented a house and watched Baba’s movements. Mumbai’s financial hub, Bandra Kurla Complex, falls within Bandra East, the constituency Baba’s son Zeeshan won in 2019 on a Congress ticket.

One of the theories on the motive behind Baba’s killing points to a real estate feud. Historically, Mumbai’s real estate sector was marred by violent conflicts involving underworld gangs and contract killings. However, this narrative changed around 2005. As the city’s middle and upper-middle classes grew, the real estate market saw substantial financial growth, leading to a gradual decrease in sector conflicts.

Reports in the local media suggest that Baba was possibly involved in a dubious slum rehabilitation project in Mumbai. There was a strong claim by another real estate giant on the same slum. Baba was thoroughly opposing this and so he was allegedly killed in this conflict.

But could Baba, with his stature, be killed for a mere friendship with a superstar, or over a real estate tussle? This is not today’s Mumbai. So the big question remains unanswered.

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In February this year, Baba switched from the Congress to join Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), a part of NDA. There was a buzz that by joining NCP, Baba ‘earned ‘impunity’ against the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax. Baba’s switch was a shock for the Mumbai Congress. This move also served as a political message for Muslims. As Muslims hesitated to vote for the BJP, they now had a choice within NDA.

Clearly, Baba’s murder has come as big blow to Maharashtra’s ruling alliance. The opposition is now using the law and order situation as an issue for the upcoming Assembly elections. NCP chief and veteran politician Sharad Pawar stated, “This government has lost the moral right to remain in power. They should step down immediately. Baba Siddiqui’s murder serves as a warning that the ruling parties are incapable of maintaining law and order in the State.”

Mumbai’s real estate and Bollywood industries are worth millions of crores of rupees. With the murder occurring less than five kilometers from India’s financial hub, BKC, identifying the killers and their mastermind is crucial for preserving ‘Brand Mumbai’. Baba’s killing cannot push Mumbai back into the violent 1990’s.

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Baba Siddique Net Worth: पटना में जन्म, खुद नेता… बॉलीवुड में चलता था सिक्का, जानें बाबा सिद्दीकी की नेटवर्थ https://thenewshub.in/2024/10/14/baba-siddique-net-worth-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%82-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%ae-%e0%a4%96%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%a6-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%a4%e0%a4%be/ https://thenewshub.in/2024/10/14/baba-siddique-net-worth-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%82-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%ae-%e0%a4%96%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%a6-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%a4%e0%a4%be/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:24:02 +0000 https://thenewshub.in/2024/10/14/baba-siddique-net-worth-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%82-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%ae-%e0%a4%96%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%a6-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%a4%e0%a4%be/

महाराष्ट्र की राजनीति में बड़ा नाम और बॉलीवुड (Bollywood) से गहरा कनेक्शन रखने वाले बाबा सिद्दीकी (Baba Siddique) की मुंबई के बांद्रा में गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी गई. वे 66 वर्ष के थे और लग्जरी लाइफ जीते थे, इसके साथ ही समाज सेवा से जुड़े कार्यों में भी वे बढ़ चढ़कर हिस्सा लेते थे. बाबा सिद्दीकी अपने पीछे करोड़ों की संपत्ति छोड़ गए हैं, जिसका खुलासा उन्होंने 2014 में लोकसभा इलेक्शन लड़ने के दौरान चुनाव आयोग के सामने किया था और उस समय अपनी नेटवर्थ 76 करोड़ रुपये बताई थी.

कांग्रेस छोड़ अजित पवार गुट में हुए थे शामिल
कांग्रेस से चुनावी सफर शुरू करके अजित पवार गुट से जुड़कर एनसीपी नेता बने बाबा जियाउद्दीन सिद्दीकी (Baba Siddique) पर शनिवार को तीन हमलावरों ने ताबड़तोड़ गोलियां बरसाकर हत्या कर दी थी. इस हमले में उनके बेटे जीशान सिद्दीकी बाल-बाल बच गए थे. बाबा सिद्दीकी पर ये हमला उस समय हुआ था, जबकि वे अपने बेटे के साथ उनके बांद्रा के निर्मलनगर स्थित ऑफिस घर के लिए निकले थे. गोलियां लगने से गंभीर रूप से घायल अवस्था में उन्हें अस्पताल ले जाया गया था, लेकिन उन्हें बचाया नहीं जा सका. 

चुनावी हलफनामे में बताई थी इतनी संपत्ति
बाबा सिद्दीकी का जन्म पटना में हुआ था और मुंबई में राजनीतिक गलियारों से लेकर Bollywood तक उनका जलवा देखने को मिलता था. उनकी इफ्तार पार्टियों में फिल्म जगत की दिग्गज हस्तियां शामिल नजर आती थीं. लग्जरी लाइफ जीने वाले Baba Siddique की नेटवर्थ की बात करें, तो उनके द्वारा 2014 के लोकसभा चुनावों के दौरान इलेक्शन कमीशन को सौंपे गए हलफनामे के मुताबिक, 76 करोड़ रुपये के आस-पास थी. हालांकि, माना जाता है कि उनके पास इससे कहीं ज्यादा संपत्ति हैं. ऐसा माने जाने की वजह ये भी हो सकती है, कि साल 2018 में ईडी ने उनसे जुड़े सिद्दीकी और पिरामिड डेवलपर्स के 33 लग्जरी फ्लैट जब्त किए थे, जिनकी अनुमानित कीमत करीब 462 करोड़ रुपये बताई जाती है. 

करोड़ों का बैंक डिपॉजिट, शेयरों में भी निवेश
अगर बात चुनाव आयोग में सब्मिट चुनावी हलफनामे की ही करें, तो इसमें उन्होंने अपनी कुल संपत्ति 76.25 करोड़ रुपये बताई थी, जबकि 23.59 करोड़ रुपये का कर्ज होने की जानकारी दी थी. उनके और पत्नी व बच्चों के तमाम बैंक अकाउंट्स में जमा करीब 3 करोड़ रुपये बताया गया था. जबकि बाबा सिद्दीकी और उनकी पत्नी शेहजीन सिद्दीकी द्वारा उस समय शेयरों में 45 लाख रुपये से ज्यादा का निवेश किया गया था. इसके अलावा उनके नाम पर 72 लाख रुपये की एलआईसी पॉलिसी भी थीं. 

करोड़ों की ज्वैलरी और लग्जरी कारें
चुनावी हलफनामे के मुताबिक, दिवंगत बाबा सिद्दीकी ने चुनावी हलफनामे में संपत्ति से जुड़ी जो जानकारी दी थी, उससे उनकी लग्जरी लाइफस्टाइल का अंदाजा साफ लगाया जा सकता है. उन्होंने बताया था कि उनके पास, पत्नी और बेटी समेत करीब 6 करोड़ रुपये के सोने चांदी (Gold-Silver) के जेवर थे. वहीं कार कलेक्शन की बात करें, तो इसमें दो मर्सिडीज बेंज कारें शामिल थी, जिनकी कुल कीमत 1.15 करोड़ रुपये बताई गई थी. 
 
आलीशान घर में रहते थे बाबा सिद्दीकी
हलफनामे के मुताबिक, बाबा सिद्दीकी के नाम पर मुंबई के बांद्रा वेस्ट में एक कॉमर्शियल बिल्डिंग थी, जिसकी कीमत करीब 4 करोड़ रुपये थी. दो मकान भी उनके नाम पर थे, जिनकी कुल कीमत 18 करोड़ रुपये से ज्यादा बताई गई थी. वहीं पत्नी के नाम पर 1.91 करोड़ रुपये की कॉमर्शियल बिल्डिंग और 13.73 करोड़ रुपये की रेजिडेंशियल प्रॉपर्टीज दर्ज हैं. 

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