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

Mumbai police have launched an investigation into the murder of the former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, looking at it from multiple angles, reported the agency PTI on Sunday.

Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai's Bandra area on Saturday.

Former Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique was shot at in Mumbai, police said on Saturday. According to the police, he was fired upon by unidentified people.

Nationalist Congress Party's senior leader from Ajit Pawar camp, Baba Siddique was with his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique at their office in Mumbai's Kherwadi area when senior Siddique was fatally shot by unidentified assailants on Saturday night.

Known for his strong connections with Bollywood actors - Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Dutt - Baba Siddique was a prominent Muslim leader in Mumbai.