Baba Siddique Murder: The Mumbai police identified two out of the three assassinators of Baba Siddique as Gurmail Singh and Dharamraj Kashyap. And now, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the assassination of NCP leader and former Minister Baba Siddique on Saturday. A gang member’s Facebook post, which has now gone viral, claimed that Siddique’s murder was motivated by his ties to Bollywood actor Salman Khan as well as underworld figures Dawood Ibrahim and Anuj Thapan.
Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Claims Responsibility
Their Facebook message, “I understand the essence of life, and consider wealth and the body as dust. I did only what was right, honouring the duty of friendship.” Mentioning actor Salman Khan he said that though they didn’t want this war, Khan made his brother lose his life. He further wrote, “Today the pool of decency of Baba Siddique is closed or at one time he was under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) with Dawood. The reason for his death was his links to Dawood and Anuj Thapan in Bollywood, politics, and property dealings.”
The Facebook message further challenged anyone who helped actor Salman Khan or the Dawood gang. He said that anyone who kills their brothers would be responded. He concluded the message with, We never strike first. Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bharat, salute to the martyrs.”
The conflict between Bollywood star Salman Khan and the Bishnoi gang derives from the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, in which Khan was accused of shooting two blackbucks, which are holy to the Bishnoi clan. Outraged by the incident, the community took legal action, resulting in Khan’s 2018 conviction, albeit he was given bail.
Lawrence Bishnoi, a notorious criminal, later threatened Khan, saying it would be an honour to kill him. In 2022, the Bishnoi gang allegedly wrote Khan and his father a death threat letter, citing the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala. As a result, Khan has stepped up his security, obtaining Y+ category protection and applying for a handgun license.