Tragic death of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique

According to officials, authorities shifted the body of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique to Cooper Hospital for post-mortem in the early hours of Sunday.

Siddique, 66, was fatally shot by three assailants in Mumbai on Saturday. His remains were shifted from Lilavati Hospital to Cooper Hospital around 6 a.m., officials reported.

The former minister was ambushed by the attackers just outside his son’s office in Kher Nagar around 9:30 p.m. While he was taken to Lilavati Hospital, Siddique was finally declared dead.

(With contributions from agencies.)