NEW DELHI (AP) — A senior politician in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, who was also known for his close ties with Bollywood has been shot dead weeks before a key state election.

NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique has been reportedly assassinatedSiddique, a top politician died in a hospital after being shot by three men in Mumbai’s Bandra East area on Saturday night,

Siddique was a senior political figure in Maharashtra state, which is due to hold elections next month.

Mumbai police have arrested a 28-year-old man, Pravin Lonkar, in connection with the Baba Siddique murder case. Lonkar, along with his brother Shubham, allegedly enlisted two shooters for the crime. While one shooter remains at large,

Un político de alto nivel en la capital financiera india, Mumbai, que era conocido por sus estrechos lazos con Bollywood fue asesinado a tiros unas semanas antes de unas cruciales elecciones estatales.

Incident raises concerns about political violence ahead of Maharashtra elections, and at a resurgence of the gang violence that Mumbai has successfully curbed in recent years

Indian politician Baba Siddique, a prominent figure in Mumbai with deep connections to Bollywood, was shot dead on Saturday night, just weeks before crucial state elections in Maharashtra. Siddique, 66,

A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a

Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai's Bandra area on Saturday.