The murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP - Ajit Pawar faction) leader and former minister Baba Siddiqui remains clouded in mystery, with the motive still unclear. While multiple theories are circulating,

An Indian politician has been shot dead in the commercial capital, Mumbai. Gunmen opened fire on Baba Siddique, 66, near the office of his son, who is also a politician, according to local media reports. Two people have been arrested in connection with the killing.

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