MUMBAI: Within the ongoing probe within the homicide of NCP chief Baba Siddique, Mumbai crime department on Sunday arrested one other key accused concerned within the crime, taking the variety of arrests to 10.
The Anti Extortion Cell arrested Bhagwant Omsingh (32), who runs a scrap store in Belapur in Navi Mumbai. Amid tight safety, he was produced earlier than Vacation courtroom and remanded to police custody until October 26.
Public prosecutor Randdhir Yelaave mentioned Bhagwant performed a key function in aiding and abetting with the opposite accused.”It’s a critical offence and the accused not solely supplied shelter to the shooters, however he together with one other key accused, Ramphoolchand Kanojia, travelled to Udaipur and ferried the weapons and handed over to the three shooters. We additionally wish to examine the monetary points as to how a lot cash every member obtained to hold out the shootout.” he informed the courtroom.
The gang had supplied three weapons – Turkish, an Australian and a countrymade pistol – to the shooters who killed former minister final Saturday. Yelaave added police wish to interrogate the accused to hint the one that supplied him these weapons and on whose behalf. Police mentioned Bhagwant is from Uttar Pradesh, however he could possibly be a part of the Maharashtra module of Bishnoi gang.
In per week, police have arrested 10 accused, together with the 2 shooters – Gurmail Singh and Dharmaraj Kashyap whereas the important thing shooter Shivkumar Gautam managed to flee. Police mentioned there’s a commonality of scrap enterprise. Whereas Lonkar ran a milk dairy, he had supplied his adjoining store in Pune to Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivkumar Gautam, who ran a scrap store.
