MUMBAI: Within the strongest lead connecting Baba Siddique’s homicide to Lawrence Bishnoi, police mentioned the suspected three shooters who killed the NCP politician had communicated with the jailed gangster’s Canada-based cousin, Anmol Bishnoi, by an on the spot messaging app earlier than the homicide. It’s suspected Anmol despatched them pictures of Siddique and his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique, by the app.
Town crime department has stumbled upon a number of the conversations that weren’t deleted.Two of the suspected killers, Gurmail Singh and Dharmaraj Kashyap, are in custody, whereas the third Shivkumar Gautam, thought of the first shooter, is on the run. Seven others have additionally been arrested.
Earlier, a deleted social media submit by a suspected Bishnoi recruit, Shubham Lonkar, had claimed accountability for the homicide on the gang’s behalf. An officer mentioned: “We’ve recognized two layers – the shooters themselves and the weapon suppliers. Now, we’re getting nearer to the third layer, which may contain the conspirators and people who issued the killing contract.” Investigators additionally claimed to have discovered pictures of the suspected shooters conducting firing observe on September 13 .
