Allaying fears over "law and order issues" affecting voting after last week's killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, the Election Commission has said it will be made very clear to the authorities that violence will be a "no-go area".

Mumbai Police has arrested four accused in the Baba Siddique murder case, while three others remain absconding.

Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai's Bandra area on October 12.

The conspiracy to kill NCP leader Baba Siddique was hatched 3 months ago and the accused had recced the area where Baba Siddique's house is located several times without weapons before gunning down Siddique on Saturday (October 12) night in Bandra east when the NCP leader was returning from his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office.

The Mumbai police have revealed that attackers who killed NCP leader Baba Siddique were paid ₹50,000 each for the crime. The conspiracy of the sensational murder was hatched in Pune in several meetings.

Mumbai: Investigations into the murder of politician Baba Siddique have unveiled a complex conspiracy involving multiple shooters, coordinated movements, and foreign-made weapons. Sources reveal that the shooters conducted meticulous reconnaissance of Siddique’s home and office five times over 28 days.