MUMBAI: A doctor from the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, where Baba Siddique was taken after he was shot at, has said the former Maharashtra minister probably died before being shifted to the medical facility. Siddique was unconscious when he was brought to the Lilavati Hospital on Saturday night after being shot at. Doctors tried for almost two hours to save him, but in vain, he said.
Former Maharashtra minister probably died before being shifted to medical facility, a doctor from the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai said on Sunday.
Earlier on Saturday night, Siddique was unconscious when he was brought to the Lilavati Hospital after being shot at. The doctor added that doctors tried for almost two hours to save him.
NCP leader Baba Siddique (66) was attacked by three men and shot near his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday night.
He was rushed to Lilavati Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Doctors speaking to reporters on Saturday night said, “There were two wounds of gunshots at the front of his chest. There was lot of blood loss, and he was unconscious when his family members brought him to the hospital.”
When asked if Baba Siddique had died before reaching the hospital, one of the doctors said, “It is possible. There was no response from him when he was brought in. He was unconscious. We undertook resuscitation, but Siddique was declared dead at 11.27 pm on Saturday.”
Doctors tried for almost two hours to revive him, initially treating him in the emergency ward and then moving him to the ICU. They confirmed no heart activity was detected.
Regarding other possible injuries, the doctors mentioned that the autopsy would determine the exact number and nature of the wounds. They stated, “We had no time to check how many gunshot-related wounds were there. The postmortem will reveal further details.”