Baba Siddique's bodyguard removed from police service for dereliction of duty

MUMBAI: (May 10) Police authorities have terminated the service of a constable who was deputed as a bodyguard of former NCP leader Baba Siddique on charges of dereliction of duty, officials said.

Siddique, 66, was shot dead by three men outside his son Zeeshans office in Mumbai's Bandra area on the night of October 12, 2024.

Constable Shyam Sonawane, deputed at the Protection and Security branch of Mumbai Police, had been assigned as Siddique's bodyguard.