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.

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,

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

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.

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,

MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday, and two of the assailants have been since arrested,

On the occasion of Dussehra on the night of October 12 three attackers shot and killed NCP leader Baba Siddiqui. Two of the three attackers were caught by the crowd on the spot and handed over to the police.

Outside visuals from NCP leader Baba Siddique's residence in Mumbai. He was shot near Nirmal Nagar in Bandra and later succumbed to bullet injuries at Lilavati Hospital. His body has been shifted to Cooper Hospital for post-mortem.