Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Sunday that NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Mumbai, will be cremated with full state honours. According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Siddique will receive this honour in recognition of his service as a Maharashtra minister from 2004 to 2008 and as chairman of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). The Mumbai Crime Branch has registered a case at Nirmal Nagar Police Station, invoking relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act, and the Maharashtra Police Act in connection with the murder.
Sources from the Delhi Police Special Cell revealed that a special investigation team will be sent to Mumbai to assist in the investigation. It is believed that a suspected gangster's motive for the killing was to assert his influence in Mumbai.
President Droupadi Murmu leaves from Delhi for Algeria, her first leg of a week-long three-nation visit to Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi. This will be the first-ever visit by the President of India to the three African nations. The president will also hold bilateral meetings and will interact with the Indian diaspora. On Sunday morning, police shifted the body of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique to Cooper Hospital, part of the Mumbai municipal corporation, for a postmortem. Siddique, 66, was fatally shot by three attackers in Mumbai on Saturday. His body was moved from Lilavati Hospital to Cooper Hospital around 6 a.m., according to an official. The incident occurred at Kher Nagar, near his son's office, around 9:30 p.m., where Siddique was ambushed and shot by the assailants. He was rushed to Lilavati Hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has promised strict action against those involved in the killing of former state minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Mumbai on Saturday evening. Calling the incident "extremely unfortunate," Shinde told the media that two suspects have been arrested, while a third remains at large. "I spoke with the doctors and the police. Two individuals, from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, have been arrested. The third accused is absconding. We have instructed Mumbai Police to take strict action against those responsible," Shinde stated in Thane. Following the incident, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with senior police officials, visited Lilavati Hospital, where Baba Siddique was declared dead after succumbing to his injuries.
The Kerala Raj Bhavan clarified that government officers will still be welcome at the Governor's residence, but they must have the Chief Minister's authorisation for official matters. This clarification came after Governor Arif Mohammed Khan remarked that officers were visiting Raj Bhavan without prior approval from the Chief Minister. The clarification aimed to address misunderstandings about officer visits. Earlier, Governor Khan had criticised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks regarding gold smuggling, questioning if it was his responsibility to inform the President about activities threatening national security. "If I become aware of activities detrimental to the country's security, isn't it my duty to report to the President?" he stated.
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