Baba Siddique, a senior politician, was getting into his car in the affluent neighbourhood of Bandra on Saturday night when the air filled. with firecracker smoke. Shots rang out and six bullets hit Siddique in the chest. By the time he reached hospital, he was dead.
The killing was quickly claimed by one of India's most notorious gangsters. Lawrence Bishnoi has been in jail since 2014 but continues to control one of the country's largest criminal empires from behind bars. The Bishnoi gang has been linked to several high-profile killings in India, including that of a famous Punjabi rapper, and is also accused of being involved in transnational terrorism in Canada.
"This horrifying incident exposes the complete collapse of law and order in Maharashtra," said Rahul Gandhi, a leader in the opposition Congress party.
To many in India's thriving film and financial capital, the brazen killing was a chilling reminder of Mumbai's dark criminal past and stirred up fears of a return of the gang violence and organised crime that reigned in the city for decades.
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