Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Zeeshan Siddique, son of Baba Siddique, received a death threat via email on Monday, officials said. The threat stated that he would be killed “the same way” as his father.
According to the police, the sender also demanded Rs 10 crores from Siddique.
The sender further added that he would send such emails every six hours, the officials added.
Meanwhile, Siddique also claimed that the death threat email he received was sent from D company, which demanded a ransom of Rs 10 crores.
“I got a threat via mail from D company, as mentioned at the end of the mail, they demanded a ransom of Rs 10 crore. The police have taken the details and recorded the statement. Our family is disturbed because of this”, the NCP leader told ANI.
Further investigation is underway.
Baba Siddique, an NCP leader, was shot dead by three assailants near his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Mumbai’s Nirmal Nagar on October 12, 2024.
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang had claimed responsibility for the Baba Siddique’s murder.
Mumbai Police revealed that Akashdeep Gill, the main suspect in Baba Siddiqui’s murder case, used a labourer’s mobile hotspot to talk to key conspirators, including mastermind Anmol Bishnoi.