He was also appointed Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies, Labour, FDA and Consumer Protection for the Government of Maharashtra and served from 2004 to 2008.

Sources said three bullets were fired at Siddique around 9:30 pm near the office of his son, Zeeshan, who is the MLA of Bandra East.

Two people were taken into custody,[13] identified as Gurmail Baljit Singh from Haryana and Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh.

The police later named two more suspects, Shivkumar Gautam from Uttar Pradesh,[14] and Mohammad Jaseen Akhtar.

[17][18] On 15 October 2024, police made a fourth arrest, that of Harishkumar Balakram Nisad from Uttar Pradesh.

[19][20] The Mumbai Police confirmed that the gang led by Lawrence Bishnoi, who is lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail, was involved in the assassination.