NEW DELHI (AP) — A senior politician in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, who was also known for his close ties with Bollywood has been shot dead weeks before a key state election.

Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead in Mumbai. Known for his Bollywood connections and humanitarian efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Siddique was a prominent political figure.

An Indian politician who had close ties to Bollywood stars has been shot dead in Mumbai weeks before a state election. Baba Siddique, who was known for throwing lavish parties, was shot multiple times outside his son's office in the country's financial capital on Saturday evening,

Baba Siddique, 66, a senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai, has been fatally shot weeks before a key state election, according to authorities.

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.

Since the 1960s, nearly half a dozen politicians in Mumbai have been killed by gangs, revealing the city's dark underbelly of political rivalry intertwined with organised crime.

On Saturday, October 12, the former minister in Maharashtra state, was shot multiple times in the chest outside his son's office in Mumbai. Indian media confirmed.

Siddique, 66, was a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Ajit Pawar faction. He was a member of the Congress and had resigned from the party earlier this year.

MUMBAI - A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Oct 12, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang. Mr Baba Siddique,