Bishnoi gang claims responsibility, issues more threatsA Facebook post, purportedly by Bishnoi’s gang member, claimed that the murder was due to Siddique’s ties with Bollywood actor Salman Khan and underworld figures Anuj Thapan and Dawood Ibrahim.Bishnoi, who is currently in jail, is the gangster who claimed responsibility for the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala in 2022.The post by Shubuu Lonkar Maharashtra wrote, “Om, Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bharat I understand the value of life, consider wealth and the body as dust. I did only what was right, honoured the duty of friendship. Salman Khan, we did not want this war but you made our brother lose his life. Today those praising Baba Siddique or was with Dawood under the MCOCA Act. The reason for his death was his linking of Dawood and Anuj Thapan to Bollywood, politics, and property dealings.”The post goes onto say, “We have no enmity with anyone. However, anyone who helps Salman Khan or the Dawood gang should be prepared. If anyone gets any of our brothers killed, we will definitely respond. We never strike first. Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bharat, salute to the martyrs.”The veracity of the post is yet to be confirmed by the police.”We have seen the viral social media post, we are verifying its authenticity,” a police official said.The Salman factorNotably, Salman Khan, with whom Siddique had a close association, has faced repeated threats from the Bishnoi gang. It was Khan whose support led him to become MLA from Bandra West.Siddique is also known to play an important role in reconciling Salman and Shahrukh Khan after their famous fight at a club years ago. It was Baba who called the Khans to his iftaar party and played bridge between them.The NCP leader’s killing comes months after an assassination attempt on Khan, when two shooters fired five rounds outside the actor’s Galaxy Apartment in Bandra on April 14.The assailants, Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal, were later arrested in Gujarat. The Mumbai Police, in a charge sheet, stated that jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had links to the shooters.The Mumbai Police on Sunday increased its security presence outside the bollywood star’s apartment amid threats from the Bishnoi gang.Notably, Salman had visited the Lilavati Hospital late on Saturday night to offer his condolences and meet the family of Siddique.
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