Pune – Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two more accused from Pune in the murder case of senior NCP leader Baba Siddiqui. These accused arrested from Pune have been brought to Mumbai, where investigation has confirmed their involvement in the case. After this arrest, a total of 18 accused have been arrested so far. During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused were aware of their target.
They had hidden the weapons to carry out the murder, from which about 40 rounds of bullets have been recovered. The absconding accused Shubham Lonkar had provided weapons to both of them for use in the murder and asked them to hide them. The Crime Branch is now further interrogating these accused so that the conspiracy behind this murder can be fully exposed.
Baba Siddiqui’s murder linked to Lawrence gang
Earlier, Mumbai Police had said that a direct link has been found between Baba Siddiqui’s murder and Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The Crime Branch had given this information to the Esplanade Metropolitan Magistrate Court. According to this, Anmol Bishnoi, brother of the jailed gangster, had assigned the task of recce of Siddiqui’s house, office in Bandra West and the office of his son Zeeshan Siddiqui. 32-year-old Sujit Sushil Singh was arrested from Punjab. Singh was arrested in a joint operation of Punjab Police and Mumbai Police. After this he was handed over to Mumbai Police. Police custody remand of Sujit Singh was sought from the court. Police said that he was in contact with Anmol Bishnoi.
The Special Unit of Delhi Police, while taking action against the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, arrested 7 shooters, who were plotting to target a relative of a former MLA of Rajasthan. Officials said that in a separate but related incident, Delhi Police arrested Lawrence Bishnoi and another member of the Kala Jatheri gang. Weapons and ammunition were recovered from his possession. The arrest comes a few days after the sensational murder of Baba Siddiqui in Mumbai on October 12.
