Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan opened up about the shocking death of politician Baba Siddique for the first time at an event on Wednesday. Arbaaz’s brother, actor Salman Khan and the whole Khan family were quite close to the politician, who was gunned down in Mumbai on October 12 by three assailants.

Speaking at the event, the 57-year-old shared, “Baba Siddique sir was a close family friend and a loved person. Unke sath dekho aap hamesha Eid ke time pe puri industry jama hoti thi toh unke jaane ka bada afsos ho raha hai.”

Arbaaz also opened up about his brother Salman’s safety in a conversation with Zoom: “Of course, everyone [in the family] is worried... I wouldn’t say we are all okay right now, but we are trying to do what we can do best. We are ensuring that everybody, along with the government and the police, goes the way they should, and he’s (Salman) protected.”

Siddique’s assailants claimed to be associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, the one that allegedly fired shots outside Salman’s residence earlier this year.