The court on Friday extended the police remand of nine accused arrested in the murder case of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddiqui in Mumbai till October 26. Let us tell you that on October 12, Baba Siddiqui was shot dead near his son Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office in Bandra East.
Preventive detention extended until October 26
According to the news agency report, the nine accused arrested by the police were produced before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate VR Presented before Patil. The police demanded an extension of the remand by three days, but the court granted a one-day extension and extended the remand until October 26.
According to the police, in this case, Gurmel Baljeet Singh (23), a resident of Haryana, and Dharamraj Kashyap (21), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, along with the main accused Shivkumar Gautam, opened fire on Baba Siddiqui.
Besides Singh and Kashyap, police arrested Praveen Lonkar (30), Nitin Gautam Sapre (32), Sambhaji Kisan Pardhi (44), Pradeep Dattu Thombare (37), Chetan Dilip Pardhi (27) and Ram Fulchand Kanojia (43). . ).
The role of Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang is also being investigated
Investigation revealed that Shubham Lonkar, brother of Pune resident Praveen Lonkar, who was involved in this murder conspiracy, is related to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Shubham Lonkar and other wanted accused conspired to commit this murder and provided weapons to the shooters.
Police said Pune-based scrap dealer Harish Kumar Nisad (26) had provided financial support for the murder plot. Accused Sapre is a resident of Dombivali, while Pardhi, Thombare and Chetan Pardhi are residents of Ambernath in Thane district. While Kanojia is a resident of Panvel, Raigarh.
The main shooter is still at large
The main perpetrator of this murder, Shivkumar Gautam, and other main accused, Shubham Lonkar and Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar, are still absconding. The police have issued a look-out circular (LoC) against these three. Police are investigating this murder by linking it to the network linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
