Archive · 15 Aug 2026
MLA Zeeshan Siddique Files Death Threat Complaint Over Portugal Call
A politician named Zeeshan Siddique is a member of the Mumbai legislative assembly.
He received a scary voice message on his phone saying he would be killed.
The message came from a phone number in Portugal, a country far away.
It was sent while he was traveling outside India.
The person on the message called himself Zeeshan Akhtar and said he belonged to a gang.
The caller said he was involved in the killing of Siddique's father, Baba Siddique.
Siddique went to the police station in Bandra to report the threat.
He said his security guards had been removed and he wants the police to protect him.
He also told the police chief and the state's leader about the threat.
Siddique wants the police to find out who is really behind the threats.
MLA Zeeshan Siddique filed a non-cognisable complaint at Bandra Police Station over a death threat received two days earlier.
The threat came as a voice note to his mobile phone from a Portugal-based number while he was abroad.
The caller identified himself as Zeeshan Akhtar, claimed gang links, and threatened to kill Siddique like his father.
Akhtar allegedly claimed he had asked a fellow gang member to kill Baba Siddique two years before his murder; Lawrence Bishnoi gang members are accused in that case.
Siddique said his security was withdrawn, has flagged the threat to the CM and Mumbai Police Commissioner, and suspects a builder lobby behind the threats.
- Who
- MLA Zeeshan Siddique, who filed the complaint; the caller identified himself as Zeeshan Akhtar, an absconding accused.
- What
- Siddique received a death threat by voice note from a Portugal-based number and filed a non-cognisable complaint.
- When
- The voice note arrived two days before Siddique filed the complaint on Friday; another threat came last week during a court hearing.
- Where
- Bandra Police Station in Mumbai; the threatening call came from a Portugal-based number.
- Why
- The caller, claiming gang links, threatened to kill Siddique like his father Baba Siddique; Siddique also wants action on his security withdrawal and the murder investigation.
- Complainant
- Zeeshan Siddique, MLA
- Threat method
- Voice note sent to mobile phone
- Caller origin
- Portugal-based number
- Claimed caller identity
- Zeeshan Akhtar, absconding accused
- Father's murder case
- Baba Siddique; Lawrence Bishnoi gang members accused
- Complaint type
- Non-cognisable (NC) complaint
- Officials informed
- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharati
- Previous security detail
- Eight police personnel; seven withdrawn after family approached court