NCP leader Baba Siddiqui's son Zeeshan Siddiqui was also a target in the murder plot. The attackers were contracted to eliminate both Baba and Zeeshan Siddiqui, the arrested accused told Mumbai Police.

Mumbai Police on Monday said Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui had received threats a few days before his father was shot dead in Mumbai. The accused told during interrogation that both Zeeshan and Baba Siddiqui were on the target and they were ordered to fire on anyone they found, they added.

NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead on October 12 in Bandra, Mumbai by three persons who used Dussehra fireworks as cover. Siddique, accompanied by one constable, was hit by two bullets. Police apprehended two shooters and recovered weapons.

Former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai. He was Ajit Pawar led NCP leader. 3 unknown assailants fired 2-3 rounds of gunshots at him. The incident took place outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office near Colgate ground in Nirmal Nagar,

Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar, a key conspirator in Baba Siddique's murder from Jalandhar met the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in Patiala jail before moving to Mumbai.

On Dussehra on the night of October 12 three attackers shot and killed NCP leader Baba Siddiqui. Two of the threeattackers were caught by the crowd on the spot and handed over tothe police. One is absconding.